HR8761

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 31.82° Az: 324.06° Direction: North-West

HR8761 is a bright giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

HR8761 visual magnitude is 6.2. Because of its faintness, HR8761 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 HR8761. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8761 during the next 100000 years (-5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 02m 34s

Declination +57° 14’ 20”

Hour Angle 07h 31m 19s

Sideral Time 06h 33m 53s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 01m 30s

Declination +57° 06’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 108.4°

Galactic Latitude -2.63°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8761.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.2

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -1.60

Spectral Type K1II

Color Index (B-V) 1.5

Temperature 3794K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8761 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8761. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8761 is distant 1,181.16 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 362.32

Distance (light year) 1,181.16

Radial Speed -6 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.003 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD217673

SAO Catalogue SAO35062

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP113684

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+56 2927

Visibility from Your Location

HR8761 is circumpolar and transits at 22:02 UTC (altitude: 84.2°)

Set Location

Other stars in Cassiopeia