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HR8487

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 16.38°   Az: 34.33°   Direction: North-East

HR8487 is a hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Lacerta.

HR8487 visual magnitude is 5.53. Because of its faintness, HR8487 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 HR8487 star
DSS2 image of HR8487. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8487 during the next 10000 years (13.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

22h 14m 52s
+45° 34’ 02”
15h 22m 28s
13h 37m 20s

J2000

22h 13m 49s
+45° 26’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

96.12°
-9.07°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8487.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.53
Hypergiant

1.10
A0III
9652K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8487 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8487. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8487 is distant 250.77 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

76.92
250.77
-9 km/s
0.081 arcsec/y
0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO51783
SAO51783

Visibility from Your Location

HR8487 is circumpolar and transits at 06:18 UTC (altitude: 84.1°)