HR8543

Below the horizon. Rise: 21:39 | Tran: 5:20 | Set: 12:57

Alt: -17.74° Az: 339.86° Direction: South-West

HR8543 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Pegasus.

HR8543 visual magnitude is 6.26. Because of its faintness, HR8543 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 HR8543. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8543 during the next 10000 years (4.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 26m 54s

Declination +18° 34’ 28”

Hour Angle 10h 39m 03s

Sidereal Time 09h 05m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 25m 40s

Declination +18° 26’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 81.1°

Galactic Latitude -32.34°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.26

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.05

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1.22

Temperature 4270K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8543 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8543. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8543 is distant 567.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 174.22

Distance (light year) 567.94

Radial Speed 22 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.028 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.027"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD212670

SAO Catalogue SAO107906

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP110696

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+17 4746

FK5 Catalogue 1586

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8543 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 71.4° RISE 21:39

Max altitude: 57.1° TRANSIT 5:20

Azimuth: 288.6° SET 12:57

Set Location

Other stars in Pegasus