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HR8598

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 39.25°   Az: 338.15°   Direction: North-North-West

HR8598 is a multiple hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR8598 visual magnitude is 6.34. Because of its faintness, HR8598 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 HR8598 star
DSS2 image of HR8598. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8598 during the next 10000 years (8.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

22h 33m 59s
+70° 30’ 14”
08h 01m 04s
06h 35m 03s

J2000

22h 33m 16s
+70° 22’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

111.76°
10.56°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8598.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.34
Hypergiant

0.90
A0V
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8598 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8598. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8598 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 HR8598 double sysyem:

6.34
9.34
3
9.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8598 is distant 400.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

122.70
400.00
-19 km/s
0.051 arcsec/y
0.02"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO10418
SAO10418

Visibility from Your Location

HR8598 is circumpolar and transits at 13:06 UTC (altitude: 71.0°)