HR8638

Below the horizon. Rise: 22:51 | Tran: 8:09 | Set: 17:23

Alt: -6.87° Az: 9.37° Direction: North

HR8638 is a star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Pegasus.

HR8638 visual magnitude is 6.34. Because of its faintness, HR8638 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 HR8638. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8638 during the next 10000 years (10.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 42m 42s

Declination +31° 05’ 56”

Hour Angle 12h 43m 30s

Sidereal Time 11h 26m 13s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 41m 31s

Declination +30° 57’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 92.62°

Galactic Latitude -24.15°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.34

Class

Absolute magnitude -0.69

Spectral Type K5

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8638 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8638. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8638 is distant 831.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 35 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 255.10

Distance (light year) 831.63

Radial Speed -35 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.063 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD214979

SAO Catalogue SAO72625

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP112032

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+30 4771

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8638 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 58.9° RISE 22:51

Max altitude: 69.6° TRANSIT 8:09

Azimuth: 301.1° SET 17:23

Set Location

Other stars in Pegasus