HR8479

HR8479 is a giant star in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR8479 visual magnitude is 5.35. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8479 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR8479:

Color of HR8479 ⬤

Magnitude of HR8479 5.35

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR8479 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 72°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8479

HR8479 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR8479 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 22h 12m 01s

Declination J2000 +60° 45’ 33”

Galactic Longitude 104.65°

Galactic Latitude 3.68°

Constellation Cepheus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8479 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR8479.

Visibility of HR8479 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR8479 is circumpolar and transits at 09:34 UTC (altitude: 80.7°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR8479

The image below is a photograph of HR8479 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR8479 is -0.008 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.019 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR8479 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

Distance (parsec) 114.42 pc

Distance (light year) 373.00 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.008 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.019 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8479

HR8479 belongs to spectral class K1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.06

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.17

Temperature of HR8479 4368K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR8479

Henry Draper Catalogue HD210939

SAO Catalogue SAO19932

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP109592

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+60 2358

How to support us

In Evidence

Other stars in Cepheus