HR8706

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 38.36° Az: 289.28° Direction: West-North-West

HR8706 is a variable giant star of spectral class B7 in the constellation of Lacerta.

HR8706 visual magnitude is 6.34. Because of its faintness, HR8706 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 HR8706. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8706 during the next 100000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -15.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 54m 19s

Declination +40° 17’ 58”

Hour Angle 05h 04m 11s

Sideral Time 03h 58m 31s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 53m 11s

Declination +40° 10’ 01”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 99.67°

Galactic Latitude -17.3°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8706.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.34

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.61

Spectral Type B7III

Color Index (B-V) -0.08

Temperature 11247K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8706 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8706. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8706 is distant 1,268.48 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 389.11

Distance (light year) 1,268.48

Radial Speed 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD216538

SAO Catalogue SAO72812

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP113009

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+39 4957

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 14346

Visibility from Your Location

HR8706 is circumpolar and transits at 21:26 UTC (altitude: 78.8°)

Set Location

Other stars in Lacerta