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HR8688

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 30.53°   Az: 36.37°   Direction: North-East

HR8688 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Lacerta.

HR8688 visual magnitude is 5.43. Because of its faintness, HR8688 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.

Image of HR8688 star
DSS2 image of HR8688. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8688 during the next 10000 years (13.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 7.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

22h 50m 49s
+56° 02’ 15”
16h 24m 24s
15h 15m 13s

J2000

22h 49m 46s
+55° 54’ 10”

Galactic Coordinates

106.42°
-3.02°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8688.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.43
Giant

0.15
K1III
4368K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8688 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8688. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8688 is distant 371.30 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 36 kilometers per second.

113.90
371.30
-36 km/s
0.083 arcsec/y
0.043"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO34858
SAO34858

Visibility from Your Location

HR8688 is circumpolar and transits at 06:42 UTC (altitude: 85.4°)