HR8487

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 61.74° Az: 274.84° Direction: West

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.

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

Right Ascension 22h 14m 50s

Declination +45° 33’ 51”

Hour Angle 02h 49m 26s

Sideral Time 01h 04m 16s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 13m 49s

Declination +45° 26’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 96.12°

Galactic Latitude -9.07°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8487.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.53

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 1.10

Spectral Type A0III

Color Index (B-V) 0.04

Temperature 9652K

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

Distance (parsec) 76.92

Distance (light year) 250.77

Radial Speed -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.081 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD211096

SAO Catalogue SAO51783

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP109745

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+44 4073

Visibility from Your Location

HR8487 is circumpolar and transits at 21:06 UTC (altitude: 84.1°)

Set Location

Other stars in Lacerta