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Other stars in Lacerta

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HR8554

HR8554 is a giant star in the constellation of Lacerta.

HR8554 visual magnitude is 6.57. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8554 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR8554:

Color of HR8554 ⬤

Magnitude of HR8554 6.57

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR8554 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 83°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8554

HR8554 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR8554 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 22h 26m 59s

Declination J2000 +56° 25’ 59”

Galactic Longitude 103.91°

Galactic Latitude -1.01°

Constellation Lacerta

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8554 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR8554.

Visibility of HR8554 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR8554 is circumpolar and transits at 10:28 UTC (altitude: 85.0°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR8554

The image below is a photograph of HR8554 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR8554 is 0.019 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR8554. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8554 during the next 10000 years (3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR8554 from the Sun and relative movement

HR8554 is distant 810.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 248.76 pc

Distance (light year) 810.95 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -7 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.019 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8554

HR8554 belongs to spectral class B5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.41

Spectral Type B5III

Color Index (B-V) -0.1

Temperature of HR8554 11573K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8554 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8554. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR8554

Henry Draper Catalogue HD212986

SAO Catalogue SAO34460

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP110807

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+55 2750

FK5 Catalogue 3795