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HR8702

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 49.99°   Az: 10.36°   Direction: North

HR8702 is a double giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR8702 visual magnitude is 4.74. Because of its moderate brightness, HR8702 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of HR8702 star
DSS2 image of HR8702. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8702 during the next 10000 years (3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 8.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

22h 47m 18s
+83° 17’ 04”
17h 24m 56s
16h 12m 15s

J2000

22h 47m 29s
+83° 09’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

119.16°
21.21°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR8702 star
Simplified finder chart for HR8702.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.74
Giant

-0.25
K3III
4194K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8702 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8702. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8702 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8702 double sysyem:

4.74
9.44
4.7
3.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8702 is distant 324.06 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 31 kilometers per second.

99.40
324.06
-31 km/s
0.021 arcsec/y
0.049"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO3794
SAO3794

Visibility from Your Location

HR8702 is circumpolar and transits at 23:33 UTC (altitude: 58.2°)