HR8705

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 45.22° Az: 299.61° Direction: West-North-West

HR8705 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Lacerta.

HR8705 visual magnitude is 6.46. Because of its faintness, HR8705 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 HR8705. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8705 during the next 10000 years (3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 53m 56s

Declination +50° 32’ 38”

Hour Angle 04h 58m 00s

Sideral Time 03h 51m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 52m 52s

Declination +50° 24’ 42”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 104.37°

Galactic Latitude -8.14°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8705.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.46

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.47

Spectral Type B8V

Color Index (B-V) -0.04

Temperature 10653K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8705 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8705. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8705 is distant 791.26 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 242.72

Distance (light year) 791.26

Radial Speed -11 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.019 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD216523

SAO Catalogue SAO34917

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP112986

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+49 3962

Visibility from Your Location

HR8705 is circumpolar and transits at 21:45 UTC (altitude: 89.1°)

Set Location

Other stars in Lacerta