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Other stars in Lacerta
- α Lacertae
- 1 Lacertae
- 5 Lacertae
- β Lacertae
- 11 Lacertae
- HR8485
- 6 Lacertae
- 2 Lacertae
- 4 Lacertae
- 9 Lacertae
- 10 Lacertae
- 15 Lacertae
- HR8726
- 13 Lacertae
- HR8424
- HR8621
- 12 Lacertae
- HR8463
- HR8731
- HR8688
- HR8487
- 16 Lacertae
- HR8594
- HR8489
- 8 Lacertae
- HR8723
- HR8666
- HR8708
- HR8712
- HR8588
- HR8678
- HR8718
- 14 Lacertae
- HR8633
- HR8643
- HR8654
- HR8626
- HR8448
- HR8648
- HR8682
- HR8421
- HR8553
- HR8443
- HR8510
- HR8733
- HR8429
- HR8692
- HR8536
- HR8427
- HR8606
- HR8706
- HR8589
- HR8607
- HR8652
- HR8617
- HR8575
- HR8528
- HR8519
- HR8445
- HR8651
- HR8422
- HR8705
- HR8549
- HR8661
- HR8569
- HR8554
HR8726
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 36.30°
Az: 53.10°
Direction: North-East
HR8726 is a variable supergiant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Lacerta.
HR8726 visual magnitude is 4.95. Because of its moderate brightness, HR8726 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.
DSS2 image of HR8726. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8726 during the next
100000 years (5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR8726.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8726 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8726.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR8726 is distant 1,873.56 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR8726 is circumpolar and transits at 07:12 UTC (altitude: 88.4°)