HR8595

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 40.96° Az: 335.24° Direction: North-North-West

HR8595 is a multiple giant star of spectral class A9 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR8595 visual magnitude is 6.6. Because of its faintness, HR8595 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR8595. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8595 during the next 1000 years (1.93 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.13 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 33m 46s

Declination +70° 02’ 43”

Hour Angle 07h 28m 14s

Sidereal Time 06h 02m 01s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 33m 02s

Declination +69° 54’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 111.5°

Galactic Latitude 10.17°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8595.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.6

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 2.19

Spectral Type A9III

Color Index (B-V) 0.32

Temperature 7337K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8595 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8595. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8595 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8595 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.6

Secondary star magnitude 6.9

Magnitude difference 0.3

Separation 0.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8595 is distant 248.67 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 76.28

Distance (light year) 248.67

Radial Speed -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.116 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.068"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD213973

SAO Catalogue SAO20150

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP111314

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+69 1262

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS16057

Visibility from Your Location

HR8595 is circumpolar and transits at 05:10 UTC (altitude: 71.4°)

Set Location

Other stars in Cepheus