HR8608

Below the horizon. Rise: 15:14 | Tran: 22:18 | Set: 5:25

Alt: -2.59° Az: 65.78° Direction: East-North-East

HR8608 is a star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Pegasus.

HR8608 visual magnitude is 6.3. Because of its faintness, HR8608 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 HR8608. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8608 during the next 10000 years (-5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 38m 18s

Declination +12° 42’ 22”

Hour Angle 16h 36m 11s

Sideral Time 15h 14m 29s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 37m 04s

Declination +12° 34’ 37”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 79.21°

Galactic Latitude -38.63°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8608.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.3

Class

Absolute magnitude -0.74

Spectral Type K5

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8608 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8608. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8608 is distant 835.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 256.41

Distance (light year) 835.90

Radial Speed -19 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.03 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD214298

SAO Catalogue SAO108043

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP111649

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+11 4838

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8608 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 77.3° RISE 15:14

Max altitude: 51.2° TRANSIT 22:18

Azimuth: 282.7° SET 5:25

Set Location

Other stars in Pegasus