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HR8588

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 10.65°   Az: 35.71°   Direction: North-East

HR8588 is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class A6 in the constellation of Lacerta.

HR8588 visual magnitude is 5.88. Because of its faintness, HR8588 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.

Image of HR8588 star
DSS2 image of HR8588. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8588 during the next 10000 years (0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

22h 33m 32s
+39° 54’ 27”
15h 13m 35s
13h 47m 07s

J2000

22h 32m 26s
+39° 46’ 46”

Galactic Coordinates

95.87°
-15.68°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR8588 star
Simplified finder chart for HR8588.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.88
Main-sequence

-0.54
A6V
8486K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8588 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8588. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8588 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8588 double sysyem:

5.88
11.38
5.5
43.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8588 is distant 628.13 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

192.68
628.13
5 km/s
0.004 arcsec/y
-0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO72446
SAO72446

Visibility from Your Location

HR8588 is circumpolar and transits at 22:36 UTC (altitude: 78.4°)