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HR8707

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 30.75°   Az: 29.02°   Direction: North-North-East

HR8707 is a subgiant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR8707 visual magnitude is 6.01. Because of its faintness, HR8707 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.

Image of HR8707 star
DSS2 image of HR8707. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8707 during the next 10000 years (2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

22h 54m 04s
+60° 14’ 11”
15h 48m 27s
14h 42m 32s

J2000

22h 53m 03s
+60° 06’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

108.68°
0.55°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8707.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.01
Subgiant

-1.99
K2
3453K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8707 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8707. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8707 is distant 1,298.80 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

398.41
1,298.80
-7 km/s
0.017 arcsec/y
0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO34921
SAO34921

Visibility from Your Location

HR8707 is circumpolar and transits at 07:09 UTC (altitude: 81.2°)