HR8696

HR8696 is a multiple giant star in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR8696 visual magnitude is 5.6. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8696 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR8696:

Color of HR8696 ⬤

Magnitude of HR8696 5.6

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR8696 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 27°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8696

HR8696 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR8696 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 22h 51m 22s

Declination J2000 +61° 41’ 48”

Galactic Longitude 109.2°

Galactic Latitude 2.07°

Constellation Cepheus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8696 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR8696.

Visibility of HR8696 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR8696 is circumpolar and transits at 10:17 UTC (altitude: 79.8°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR8696

The image below is a photograph of HR8696 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR8696 is 0.108 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.044 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR8696. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8696 during the next 1000 years (1.80 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.73 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR8696 from the Sun and relative movement

HR8696 is distant 227.34 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 69.74 pc

Distance (light year) 227.34 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 2 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.108 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.044 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8696

HR8696 belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 1.38

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.78

Temperature of HR8696 5342K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8696 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8696. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR8696 star system properties

HR8696 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8696 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.6

Secondary star magnitude 6.8

Magnitude difference 1.2

Separation 1.6 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR8696

Henry Draper Catalogue HD216380

SAO Catalogue SAO20281

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP112864

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+60 2450

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS16317

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