HR8633

Below the horizon. Rise: 19:14 | Tran: 3:55 | Set: 12:41

Alt: -6.18° Az: 17.50° Direction: North-North-East

HR8633 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Lacerta.

HR8633 visual magnitude is 5.93. Because of its faintness, HR8633 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 HR8633. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8633 during the next 10000 years (0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 41m 21s

Declination +53° 58’ 46”

Hour Angle 14h 02m 15s

Sidereal Time 12h 43m 36s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 40m 18s

Declination +53° 50’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 104.25°

Galactic Latitude -4.2°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.93

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.82

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 0.93

Temperature 4917K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8633 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8633. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8633 is distant 343.52 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 105.37

Distance (light year) 343.52

Radial Speed -6 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD214878

SAO Catalogue SAO34682

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP111925

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+53 2950

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8633 rise, transit and set times from Leifeng, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 36.0° RISE 19:14

Max altitude: 61.6° TRANSIT 3:55

Azimuth: 324.0° SET 12:41

Name:	Leifeng, China
Latitude:	25° 34' 34.3" N
Longitude:	118° 17' 38.4" E
Timezone:	Asia/Shanghai

Set Location

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