HR8648

Above the horizon. Rise: 20:12 | Tran: 3:39 | Set: 11:05

Alt: 51.05° Az: 354.51° Direction: North

HR8648 is a star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Lacerta.

HR8648 visual magnitude is 6.12. Because of its faintness, HR8648 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 43m 23s

Declination +54° 02’ 34”

Hour Angle 00h 23m 31s

Sidereal Time 23h 06m 55s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 42m 20s

Declination +53° 54’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 104.55°

Galactic Latitude -4.29°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.12

Class

Absolute magnitude -1.69

Spectral Type K2

Color Index (B-V) 1.62

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 1,189.78

Radial Speed 9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD215159

SAO Catalogue SAO34713

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP112098

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+53 2960

FK5 Catalogue 3817

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8648 rise, transit and set times from Teguajinal, Honduras are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Tegucigalpa):

Azimuth: 36.0° RISE 20:12

Max altitude: 51.3° TRANSIT 3:39

Azimuth: 324.0° SET 11:05

Name:	Teguajinal, Honduras
Latitude:	15° 22' 0.1" N
Longitude:	86° 35' 60.0" W
Timezone:	America/Tegucigalpa

Set Location

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