HR8654

Below the horizon. Rise: 20:24 | Tran: 5:24 | Set: 14:21

Alt: -2.30° Az: 29.22° Direction: South

HR8654 is a multiple giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Lacerta.

HR8654 visual magnitude is 5.95. Because of its faintness, HR8654 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 HR8654. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8654 during the next 10000 years (1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 45m 14s

Declination +39° 35’ 59”

Hour Angle 14h 37m 06s

Sidereal Time 13h 22m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 44m 05s

Declination +39° 27’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 97.71°

Galactic Latitude -17.09°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.95

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.54

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.48

Temperature 3824K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8654 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8654. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8654 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8654 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.95

Secondary star magnitude 9.45

Magnitude difference 3.5

Separation 2.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8654 is distant 646.83 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 198.41

Distance (light year) 646.83

Radial Speed -27 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.021"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD215359

SAO Catalogue SAO72675

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP112241

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+38 4855

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS16228

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8654 rise, transit and set times from Vlorë, Albania are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Tirane):

Azimuth: 50.4° RISE 20:24

Max altitude: 89.1° TRANSIT 5:24

Azimuth: 309.6° SET 14:21

Name:	Vlorë, Albania
Latitude:	40° 28' 0.1" N
Longitude:	19° 29' 22.9" E
Timezone:	Europe/Tirane

Set Location

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