HR8594

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 54.45° Az: 56.52° Direction: East-North-East

HR8594 is a variable giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Lacerta.

HR8594 visual magnitude is 5.71. Because of its faintness, HR8594 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 HR8594. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8594 during the next 10000 years (12.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 7.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 34m 38s

Declination +56° 45’ 11”

Hour Angle 19h 51m 15s

Sideral Time 18h 25m 53s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 33m 40s

Declination +56° 37’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 104.8°

Galactic Latitude -1.32°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8594.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.71

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.62

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.96

Temperature 4841K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8594 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8594. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8594 is distant 339.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 104.17

Distance (light year) 339.58

Radial Speed -11 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.073 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.047"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD213930

SAO Catalogue SAO34574

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP111362

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+55 2769

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 14213

Visibility from Your Location

HR8594 is circumpolar and transits at 21:30 UTC (altitude: 84.7°)

Set Location

Other stars in Lacerta