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HR8736

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 55.55°   Az: 3.20°   Direction: North

HR8736 is a star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR8736 visual magnitude is 5.9. Because of its faintness, HR8736 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 HR8736 star
DSS2 image of HR8736. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8736 during the next 1000 years (0.05 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.78 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

22h 50m 13s
+85° 30’ 25”
22h 24m 52s
21h 15m 06s

J2000

22h 51m 02s
+85° 22’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

120.41°
23.1°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8736.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.9

0.17
K5
4086K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8736 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8736. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8736 is distant 456.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.

140.06
456.58
-30 km/s
0.003 arcsec/y
0.107"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO3808
SAO3808

Visibility from Your Location

HR8736 is circumpolar and transits at 13:10 UTC (altitude: 56.0°)