HR8726

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 73.53° Az: 85.37° Direction: 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

Right Ascension 22h 57m 31s

Declination +49° 51’ 58”

Hour Angle 22h 16m 00s

Sideral Time 21h 13m 31s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 56m 26s

Declination +49° 44’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 104.59°

Galactic Latitude -9°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8726.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.95

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -3.85

Spectral Type K5I

Color Index (B-V) 1.78

Temperature 3416K

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.

Distance (parsec) 574.71

Distance (light year) 1,873.56

Radial Speed -10 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.003 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD216946

SAO Catalogue SAO52516

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP113288

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+48 3887

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 14368

Visibility from Your Location

HR8726 is circumpolar and transits at 21:41 UTC (altitude: 88.4°)

Set Location

Other stars in Lacerta