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HR8744

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 14.91°   Az: 8.59°   Direction: North

HR8744 is a star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Andromeda.

HR8744 visual magnitude is 6.29. Because of its faintness, HR8744 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 HR8744 star
DSS2 image of HR8744. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8744 during the next 10000 years (-4.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

23h 00m 16s
+52° 47’ 27”
12h 55m 12s
11h 55m 29s

J2000

22h 59m 10s
+52° 39’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

106.24°
-6.54°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8744.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.29

-0.28
K2
3918K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8744 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8744. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8744 is distant 672.16 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

206.19
672.16
28 km/s
-0.025 arcsec/y
0.033"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO35022
SAO35022

Visibility from Your Location

HR8744 is circumpolar and transits at 06:59 UTC (altitude: 88.7°)