HR8642

Below the horizon. Rise: 22:18 | Tran: 5:36 | Set: 12:51

Alt: -20.01° Az: 332.85° Direction: South-West

HR8642 is a giant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Pegasus.

HR8642 visual magnitude is 5.9. Because of its faintness, HR8642 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 HR8642. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8642 during the next 1000 years (1.53 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.35 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 43m 12s

Declination +14° 39’ 00”

Hour Angle 10h 14m 45s

Sidereal Time 08h 57m 58s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 41m 57s

Declination +14° 30’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 81.92°

Galactic Latitude -37.83°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.9

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.34

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1.11

Temperature 4493K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8642 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8642. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8642 is distant 266.78 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 81.83

Distance (light year) 266.78

Radial Speed -26 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.092 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.021"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD214995

SAO Catalogue SAO108109

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP112067

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+13 4974

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8642 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 75.3° RISE 22:18

Max altitude: 53.2° TRANSIT 5:36

Azimuth: 284.7° SET 12:51

Set Location

Other stars in Pegasus