HR8661

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 21.37° Az: 331.53° Direction: North-North-West

HR8661 is a star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Lacerta.

HR8661 visual magnitude is 6.55. Because of its faintness, HR8661 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR8661. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8661 during the next 10000 years (-0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 45m 51s

Declination +52° 38’ 52”

Hour Angle 08h 51m 53s

Sidereal Time 07h 37m 44s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 44m 49s

Declination +52° 31’ 01”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 104.21°

Galactic Latitude -5.69°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8661.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.55

Class

Absolute magnitude -0.78

Spectral Type K2

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8661 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8661. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8661 is distant 953.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 292.40

Distance (light year) 953.22

Radial Speed 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD215518

SAO Catalogue SAO34757

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP112300

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+51 3460

Visibility from Your Location

HR8661 is circumpolar and transits at 21:10 UTC (altitude: 88.8°)

Set Location

Other stars in Lacerta