HR8506

Below the horizon. Rise: 19:33 | Tran: 2:57 | Set: 10:24

Alt: -13.35° Az: 340.87° Direction: North-North-West

HR8506 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR8506 visual magnitude is 5.88. Because of its faintness, HR8506 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 HR8506. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8506 during the next 10000 years (7.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 17m 21s

Declination +57° 20’ 53”

Hour Angle 09h 35m 06s

Sidereal Time 07h 52m 28s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 16m 26s

Declination +57° 13’ 13”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 103.12°

Galactic Latitude 0.43°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.88

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.86

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.93

Temperature 4917K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8506 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8506. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8506 is distant 727.68 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 223.21

Distance (light year) 727.68

Radial Speed -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.043 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD211554

SAO Catalogue SAO34256

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP109972

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+56 2746

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8506 rise, transit and set times from Aurora, Philippines are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Manila):

Azimuth: 32.7° RISE 19:33

Max altitude: 45.9° TRANSIT 2:57

Azimuth: 327.3° SET 10:24

Name:	Aurora, Philippines
Latitude:	13° 13' 55.9" N
Longitude:	121° 7' 12.0" E
Timezone:	Asia/Manila

Set Location

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