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HR8733

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 52.44°   Az: 272.28°   Direction: West

HR8733 is a sub-giant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Lacerta.

HR8733 visual magnitude is 6.18. Because of its faintness, HR8733 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 HR8733 star
DSS2 image of HR8733. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8733 during the next 100000 years (3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -13.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

22h 58m 49s
+39° 26’ 29”
03h 28m 15s
02h 27m 05s

J2000

22h 57m 40s
+39° 18’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

100.07°
-18.46°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR8733 star
Simplified finder chart for HR8733.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.18
Sub-giant

-1.93
B2IV
12489K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8733 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8733. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8733 is distant 1,364.02 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

418.41
1,364.02
-16 km/s
0.002 arcsec/y
-0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO72883
SAO72883

Visibility from Your Location

HR8733 is circumpolar and transits at 23:13 UTC (altitude: 78.0°)