HR8737

Above the horizon. Rise: 4:24 | Tran: 11:10 | Set: 17:57

Alt: 40.91° Az: 222.42° Direction: South-West

HR8737 is a variable and multiple main-sequence star of spectral class G2 in the constellation of Pegasus.

HR8737 visual magnitude is 6.43. Because of its faintness, HR8737 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.

DSS2 image of HR8737. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8737 during the next 1000 years (6.72 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.35 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 59m 51s

Declination +09° 29’ 32”

Hour Angle 02h 04m 30s

Sidereal Time 01h 04m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 58m 35s

Declination +09° 21’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 82.17°

Galactic Latitude -44.4°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8737.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.43

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.98

Spectral Type G2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.64

Temperature 5815K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8737 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8737. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8737 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8737 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.43

Secondary star magnitude 6.63

Magnitude difference 0.2

Separation 0.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8737 is distant 100.87 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 30.94

Distance (light year) 100.87

Radial Speed -27 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.403 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.141"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD217166

SAO Catalogue SAO127870

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP113445

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+08 4973

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 14379

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS16417

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8737 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 80.5° RISE 4:24

Max altitude: 48.0° TRANSIT 11:10

Azimuth: 279.5° SET 17:57

Set Location

Other stars in Pegasus