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HR8648

HR8648 is a star in the constellation of Lacerta.

HR8648 visual magnitude is 6.12. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8648 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR8648:

Color of HR8648 ⬤

Magnitude of HR8648 6.12

Class

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR8648 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 33°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8648

HR8648 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR8648 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 22h 42m 20s

Declination J2000 +53° 54’ 32”

Galactic Longitude 104.55°

Galactic Latitude -4.29°

Constellation Lacerta

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8648 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR8648.

Visibility of HR8648 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR8648 is circumpolar and transits at 10:47 UTC (altitude: 87.6°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR8648

The image below is a photograph of HR8648 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR8648 is -0.001 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.006 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR8648. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8648 during the next 100000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR8648 from the Sun and relative movement

HR8648 is distant 1,189.78 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 364.96 pc

Distance (light year) 1,189.78 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.001 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.006 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8648

HR8648 belongs to spectral class K2

Absolute magnitude -1.69

Spectral Type K2

Color Index (B-V) 1.62

Temperature of HR8648 3622K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8648 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8648. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR8648

Henry Draper Catalogue HD215159

SAO Catalogue SAO34713

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP112098

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+53 2960

FK5 Catalogue 3817