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HR8731

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 85.31°   Az: 237.78°   Direction: West-South-West

HR8731 is a variable giant star of spectral class B4 in the constellation of Lacerta.

HR8731 visual magnitude is 5.43. Because of its faintness, HR8731 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 HR8731 star
DSS2 image of HR8731. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8731 during the next 10000 years (2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

22h 58m 10s
+48° 49’ 00”
00h 24m 07s
23h 22m 18s

J2000

22h 57m 04s
+48° 41’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

104.22°
-9.99°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR8731 star
Simplified finder chart for HR8731.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.43
Giant

-2.21
B4III
11407K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8731 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8731. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8731 is distant 1,097.64 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

336.70
1,097.64
-22 km/s
0.012 arcsec/y
-0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO52526
SAO52526

Visibility from Your Location

HR8731 is circumpolar and transits at 23:12 UTC (altitude: 87.3°)