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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:09 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:44
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HR8643

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 7.86°   Az: 334.74°   Direction: North-North-West

HR8643 is a giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Lacerta.

HR8643 visual magnitude is 5.94. Because of its faintness, HR8643 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.

Image of HR8643 star
DSS2 image of HR8643. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8643 during the next 1000 years (2.47 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.08 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

22h 42m 44s
+41° 40’ 57”
09h 42m 08s
08h 24m 52s

J2000

22h 41m 36s
+41° 32’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

98.35°
-15.04°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8643.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.94
Giant

0.96
G9III
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8643 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8643. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8643 is distant 323.41 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

99.21
323.41
-14 km/s
0.148 arcsec/y
0.065"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO52270
SAO52270

Visibility from Your Location

HR8643 is circumpolar and transits at 07:09 UTC (altitude: 80.2°)