HR8609

Above the horizon. Rise: 13:20 | Tran: 23:36 | Set: 9:56

Alt: 57.75° Az: 256.61° Direction: West-South-West

HR8609 is a star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Pegasus.

HR8609 visual magnitude is 6.3. Because of its faintness, HR8609 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 HR8609. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8609 during the next 100000 years (-6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 37m 56s

Declination +35° 46’ 52”

Hour Angle 02h 39m 09s

Sideral Time 01h 17m 05s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 36m 48s

Declination +35° 39’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 94.37°

Galactic Latitude -19.64°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8609.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.3

Class

Absolute magnitude -0.36

Spectral Type K5

Color Index (B-V) 1.37

Temperature 4000K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8609 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8609. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8609 is distant 699.57 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 214.59

Distance (light year) 699.57

Radial Speed 10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD214313

SAO Catalogue SAO72535

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP111627

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+34 4729

FK5 Catalogue 3812

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8609 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 54.2° RISE 13:20

Max altitude: 74.3° TRANSIT 23:36

Azimuth: 305.8° SET 9:56

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Pegasus