HR8642

Above the horizon. Rise: 16:47 | Tran: 0:01 | Set: 7:19

Alt: 52.93° Az: 188.30° Direction: South

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 10s

Declination +14° 38’ 46”

Hour Angle 00h 20m 38s

Sideral Time 23h 03m 49s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 41m 57s

Declination +14° 30’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 81.92°

Galactic Latitude -37.83°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8642.

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: 75.4° RISE 16:47

Max altitude: 53.2° TRANSIT 0:01

Azimuth: 284.6° SET 7:19

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

Location

Other stars in Pegasus