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HR8479

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 67.15°   Az: 50.86°   Direction: North-East

HR8479 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR8479 visual magnitude is 5.35. Because of its faintness, HR8479 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 HR8479 star
DSS2 image of HR8479. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8479 during the next 10000 years (-1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

22h 12m 52s
+60° 53’ 07”
21h 27m 01s
19h 39m 54s

J2000

22h 12m 01s
+60° 45’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

104.65°
3.68°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8479.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.35
Giant

0.06
K1III
4368K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8479 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8479. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8479 is distant 373.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

114.42
373.00
-3 km/s
-0.008 arcsec/y
0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO19932
SAO19932

Visibility from Your Location

HR8479 is circumpolar and transits at 06:04 UTC (altitude: 80.6°)