We use cookies to deliver essential features and to measure their performance. By using this site you accept our Privacy Policies.
A Complete Guide to the Solar System and the Night Sky
Help keep this site free and ads-free: donate now!
public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
SunriseRise: 5:37  
clear_day Transit: 12:56  
SunsetSet: 20:15
sunny DaytimeWhat's Visible Now?
All Constellations » Pegasus » 

HR8555

Altitude: 5.0°   Azimuth: 317.8°   Direction: North-West

HR8555 is a star in the constellation of Pegasus.

HR8555 visual magnitude is 5.98. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8555 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR8555 is 0.045 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.034 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR8555 star
DSS2 image of HR8555. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8555 during the next 10000 years (7.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR8555

5.98

HR8555 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 5.0°
Azimuth: 317.8°
Direction: North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8555

HR8555 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 HR8555 are provided in the following table:

22h 27m 46s
+31° 50’ 25”
90.46°
-21.82°
Pegasus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8555 in the sky:

Finder chart HR8555 star
Simplified finder chart for HR8555.

Visibility of HR8555 from your location

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

Today's HR8555 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 58.2°
Max altitude: 70.4°
Azimuth: 301.8°

Distance of HR8555 from the Sun and relative movement

HR8555 is distant 936.78 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

287.36 pc
936.78 ly
1 km/s
0.045 arcsec/year
0.034 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8555

HR8555 belongs to spectral class K2

-1.31
K2
3870K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8555 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8555. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR8555

SAO72366
SAO72366