HR8466

Above the horizon. Rise: 14:50 | Tran: 23:12 | Set: 7:37

Alt: 32.88° Az: 90.11° Direction: East

HR8466 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Pegasus.

HR8466 visual magnitude is 5.92. Because of its faintness, HR8466 is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of HR8466. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8466 during the next 10000 years (-0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 13m 17s

Declination +25° 04’ 22”

Hour Angle 19h 28m 01s

Sideral Time 17h 41m 18s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 12m 07s

Declination +24° 56’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 82.97°

Galactic Latitude -25.3°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8466.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.92

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -3.93

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1.51

Temperature 3779K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8466 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8466. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8466 is distant 3,046.73 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 934.58

Distance (light year) 3,046.73

Radial Speed -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD210762

SAO Catalogue SAO90317

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP109602

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+24 4548

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8466 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 64.9° RISE 14:50

Max altitude: 63.6° TRANSIT 23:12

Azimuth: 295.1° SET 7:37

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Pegasus