HR8718

Above the horizon. Rise: 11:57 | Tran: 22:44 | Set: 9:34

Alt: 10.88° Az: 318.36° Direction: North-West

HR8718 is a bright giant star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Lacerta.

HR8718 visual magnitude is 5.91. Because of its faintness, HR8718 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 HR8718. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8718 during the next 10000 years (14.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 56m 11s

Declination +37° 12’ 33”

Hour Angle 08h 19m 57s

Sideral Time 07h 16m 09s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 55m 02s

Declination +37° 04’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 98.51°

Galactic Latitude -20.21°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8718.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.91

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude 2.83

Spectral Type F5II

Color Index (B-V) 0.42

Temperature 6776K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8718 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8718. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8718 is distant 134.49 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 41.25

Distance (light year) 134.49

Radial Speed -28 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.086 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD216756

SAO Catalogue SAO72838

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP113174

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+36 4956

FK5 Catalogue 1600

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8718 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 52.8° RISE 11:57

Max altitude: 75.7° TRANSIT 22:44

Azimuth: 307.2° SET 9:34

Set Location

Other stars in Lacerta