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HR8708

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 9.38°   Az: 19.79°   Direction: North-North-East

HR8708 is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Lacerta.

HR8708 visual magnitude is 5.81. Because of its faintness, HR8708 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 HR8708 star
DSS2 image of HR8708. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8708 during the next 10000 years (-2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

22h 54m 47s
+44° 53’ 00”
13h 52m 30s
12h 47m 18s

J2000

22h 53m 40s
+44° 44’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

101.91°
-13.26°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8708.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.81
Main-sequence

2.23
A3V
7726K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8708 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8708. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8708 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8708 double sysyem:

5.81
7.31
1.5
0.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8708 is distant 169.61 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

52.03
169.61
12 km/s
-0.016 arcsec/y
-0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO52465
SAO52465

Visibility from Your Location

HR8708 is circumpolar and transits at 12:55 UTC (altitude: 83.4°)