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Other stars in Lacerta

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HR8589

HR8589 is a giant star in the constellation of Lacerta.

HR8589 visual magnitude is 6.35. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8589 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 HR8589:

Color of HR8589 ⬤

Magnitude of HR8589 6.35

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR8589 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 22°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8589

HR8589 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 HR8589 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 22h 32m 18s

Declination J2000 +54° 02’ 15”

Galactic Longitude 103.32°

Galactic Latitude -3.45°

Constellation Lacerta

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8589 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR8589.

Visibility of HR8589 from your location

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

HR8589 is circumpolar and transits at 10:25 UTC (altitude: 87.4°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR8589

The image below is a photograph of HR8589 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 HR8589 is 0.035 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.027 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR8589. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8589 during the next 10000 years (5.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR8589 from the Sun and relative movement

HR8589 is distant 633.01 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 194.17 pc

Distance (light year) 633.01 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -14 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.035 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.027 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8589

HR8589 belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.09

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature of HR8589 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8589 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8589. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR8589

Henry Draper Catalogue HD213720

SAO Catalogue SAO34555

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP111247

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+53 2910