HR8724

Above the horizon. Rise: 15:42 | Tran: 22:42 | Set: 5:45

Alt: 3.80° Az: 75.49° Direction: East-North-East

HR8724 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Pegasus.

HR8724 visual magnitude is 6.51. Because of its faintness, HR8724 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR8724. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8724 during the next 10000 years (10.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 58m 05s

Declination +11° 58’ 52”

Hour Angle 17h 23m 42s

Sideral Time 16h 21m 48s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 56m 51s

Declination +11° 50’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 83.69°

Galactic Latitude -42.13°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8724.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.51

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.95

Spectral Type A3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.18

Temperature 8321K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8724 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8724. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8724 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8724 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.51

Secondary star magnitude 9.51

Magnitude difference 3

Separation 3.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8724 is distant 265.91 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 81.57

Distance (light year) 265.91

Radial Speed 8 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.063 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD216900

SAO Catalogue SAO108275

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP113311

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+11 4904

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS16389

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8724 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 78.0° RISE 15:42

Max altitude: 50.5° TRANSIT 22:42

Azimuth: 282.0° SET 5:45

Set Location

Other stars in Pegasus