HR8517

Above the horizon. Rise: 13:01 | Tran: 21:38 | Set: 6:19

Alt: 33.88° Az: 272.09° Direction: West

HR8517 is a variable giant star of spectral class M4 in the constellation of Pegasus.

HR8517 visual magnitude is 6.47. Because of its faintness, HR8517 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 HR8517. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8517 during the next 10000 years (2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 22m 09s

Declination +27° 03’ 38”

Hour Angle 04h 34m 48s

Sidereal Time 02h 56m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 21m 00s

Declination +26° 56’ 07”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 86.05°

Galactic Latitude -24.96°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8517.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.47

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.46

Spectral Type M4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.59

Temperature 3663K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8517 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8517. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8517 is distant 793.19 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 243.31

Distance (light year) 793.19

Radial Speed -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD212047

SAO Catalogue SAO90437

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP110346

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+26 4410

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 14127

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8517 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 62.9° RISE 13:01

Max altitude: 65.6° TRANSIT 21:38

Azimuth: 297.1° SET 6:19

Set Location

Other stars in Pegasus