HR8553

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 6.24° Az: 25.90° Direction: North-North-East

HR8553 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Lacerta.

HR8553 visual magnitude is 6.14. Because of its faintness, HR8553 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 HR8553. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8553 during the next 10000 years (0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 28m 31s

Declination +39° 56’ 12”

Hour Angle 14h 17m 56s

Sideral Time 12h 46m 28s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 27m 26s

Declination +39° 48’ 34”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 95.04°

Galactic Latitude -15.14°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8553.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.14

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -1.97

Spectral Type B2V

Color Index (B-V) -0.14

Temperature 12293K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8553 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8553. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8553 is distant 1,364.02 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 418.41

Distance (light year) 1,364.02

Radial Speed -17 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD212978

SAO Catalogue SAO72358

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP110849

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+39 4841

Visibility from Your Location

HR8553 is circumpolar and transits at 21:04 UTC (altitude: 78.5°)

Set Location

Other stars in Lacerta