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HR8474

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 65.79°   Az: 26.95°   Direction: North-North-East

HR8474 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR8474 visual magnitude is 5.5. Because of its faintness, HR8474 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 HR8474 star
DSS2 image of HR8474. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8474 during the next 10000 years (-10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

22h 11m 13s
+70° 15’ 30”
21h 46m 29s
19h 57m 43s

J2000

22h 10m 38s
+70° 07’ 58”

Galactic Coordinates

110°
11.41°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8474.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.5
Main-sequence

2.93
F2V
6989K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8474 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8474. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8474 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8474 double sysyem:

5.5
8.6
3.1
14.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8474 is distant 106.50 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

32.67
106.50
1 km/s
-0.06 arcsec/y
0.028"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO19922
SAO19922

Visibility from Your Location

HR8474 is circumpolar and transits at 06:10 UTC (altitude: 71.2°)