HR8678

Above the horizon. Rise: 20:56 | Tran: 7:56 | Set: 18:52

Alt: 20.20° Az: 305.49° Direction: North-West

HR8678 is a variable giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Lacerta.

HR8678 visual magnitude is 5.9. Because of its faintness, HR8678 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 HR8678. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8678 during the next 10000 years (-9.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 49m 21s

Declination +37° 33’ 04”

Hour Angle 07h 01m 49s

Sidereal Time 05h 51m 10s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 48m 10s

Declination +37° 25’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 97.4°

Galactic Latitude -19.27°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.9

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.66

Spectral Type G8

Color Index (B-V) 1.03

Temperature 4672K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8678 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8678. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8678 is distant 363.84 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 111.61

Distance (light year) 363.84

Radial Speed -25 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.055 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.058"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD215943

SAO Catalogue SAO72732

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP112590

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+36 4934

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 14321

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8678 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 52.4° RISE 20:56

Max altitude: 76.1° TRANSIT 7:56

Azimuth: 307.6° SET 18:52

Set Location

Other stars in Lacerta