HR8692

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 16.31° Az: 21.70° Direction: North-North-East

HR8692 is a supergiant star of spectral class G4 in the constellation of Lacerta.

HR8692 visual magnitude is 6.21. Because of its faintness, HR8692 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 HR8692. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8692 during the next 10000 years (2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 51m 15s

Declination +50° 48’ 42”

Hour Angle 14h 16m 41s

Sidereal Time 13h 07m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 50m 10s

Declination +50° 40’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 104.1°

Galactic Latitude -7.71°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8692.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.21

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -2.30

Spectral Type G4I

Color Index (B-V) 1.14

Temperature 4430K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8692 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8692. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8692 is distant 1,638.19 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 502.51

Distance (light year) 1,638.19

Radial Speed -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.013 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD216206

SAO Catalogue SAO34862

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP112761

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+49 3954

Visibility from Your Location

HR8692 is circumpolar and transits at 07:02 UTC (altitude: 89.3°)

Set Location

Other stars in Lacerta