HR8677

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 20.52° Az: 6.55° Direction: North

HR8677 is a sub-giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR8677 visual magnitude is 6.36. Because of its faintness, HR8677 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 HR8677. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8677 during the next 100000 years (11.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 48m 23s

Declination +58° 36’ 53”

Hour Angle 12h 47m 22s

Sidereal Time 11h 35m 45s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 47m 23s

Declination +58° 28’ 58”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 107.31°

Galactic Latitude -0.57°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8677.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.36

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -0.98

Spectral Type B9IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.04

Temperature 10653K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8677 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8677. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8677 is distant 956.01 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 293.26

Distance (light year) 956.01

Radial Speed 4 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD215907

SAO Catalogue SAO34824

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP112508

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+57 2612

Visibility from Your Location

HR8677 is circumpolar and transits at 17:36 UTC (altitude: 82.9°)

Set Location

Other stars in Cepheus