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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:12 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:41
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HR8473

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 36.04°   Az: 347.68°   Direction: North-North-West

HR8473 is a star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR8473 visual magnitude is 6.37. Because of its faintness, HR8473 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.

Image of HR8473 star
DSS2 image of HR8473. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8473 during the next 10000 years (-1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

22h 10m 44s
+72° 14’ 11”
09h 42m 18s
07h 53m 03s

J2000

22h 10m 15s
+72° 06’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

111.17°
13.03°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8473.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.37
HR8473 is also a HgMn chemically peculiar star.

0.39
B9
10941K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8473 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8473. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8473 is distant 510.97 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

156.74
510.97
-3 km/s
-0.009 arcsec/y
-0.028"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO10267
SAO10267

Visibility from Your Location

HR8473 is circumpolar and transits at 06:45 UTC (altitude: 69.2°)