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HR8753

Altitude: -7.4°   Azimuth: 0.5°   Direction: North

HR8753 is a double giant star in the constellation of Pegasus.

HR8753 visual magnitude is 6.6. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8753 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR8753 is 0.031 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.005 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR8753 star
DSS2 image of HR8753. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8753 during the next 10000 years (5.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.83 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR8753

6.6
Giant

HR8753 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -7.4°
Azimuth: 0.5°
Direction: North

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8753

HR8753 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR8753 are provided in the following table:

23h 00m 42s
+31° 04’ 59”
96.64°
-26.07°
Pegasus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8753 in the sky:

Finder chart HR8753 star
Simplified finder chart for HR8753.

Visibility of HR8753 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR8753 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 58.9°
Max altitude: 69.6°
Azimuth: 301.1°

Distance of HR8753 from the Sun and relative movement

HR8753 is distant 567.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

174.22 pc
567.94 ly
1 km/s
0.031 arcsec/year
0.005 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8753

HR8753 belongs to spectral class B9 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star. HR8753 is also a Mn chemically peculiar star.

0.39
B9III
10653K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8753 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8753. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR8753 star system properties

HR8753 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8753 double sysyem:

6.6
9.1
2.5
3.4 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR8753

SAO72924
SAO72924