HR8703

Below the horizon. Rise: 23:54 | Tran: 7:26 | Set: 14:53

Alt: -12.53° Az: 319.41° Direction: North-West

HR8703 is a variable bright giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Pegasus.

HR8703 visual magnitude is 5.64. Because of its faintness, HR8703 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 HR8703. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8703 during the next 10000 years (-3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 54m 17s

Declination +16° 58’ 36”

Hour Angle 09h 13m 32s

Sidereal Time 08h 07m 50s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 53m 02s

Declination +16° 50’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 86.36°

Galactic Latitude -37.48°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.64

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude 0.71

Spectral Type K1II

Color Index (B-V) 1.12

Temperature 4472K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8703 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8703. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8703 is distant 315.59 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 96.81

Distance (light year) 315.59

Radial Speed -12 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.018 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD216489

SAO Catalogue SAO108231

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP112997

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+16 4831

FK5 Catalogue 3829

General Catalogue of Variable Stars IM Peg

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8703 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 73.0° RISE 23:54

Max altitude: 55.5° TRANSIT 7:26

Azimuth: 287.0° SET 14:53

Set Location

Other stars in Pegasus