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HR8765

Altitude: 20.3°   Azimuth: 296.0°   Direction: West-North-West

HR8765 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Pegasus.

HR8765 visual magnitude is 6.57. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8765 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 HR8765 is 0.005 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.016 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR8765 star
DSS2 image of HR8765. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8765 during the next 10000 years (0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR8765

6.57
Sub-giant

HR8765 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 20.3°
Azimuth: 296.0°
Direction: West-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8765

HR8765 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 HR8765 are provided in the following table:

23h 02m 33s
+31° 46’ 50”
97.38°
-25.63°
Pegasus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8765 in the sky:

Finder chart HR8765 star
Simplified finder chart for HR8765.

Visibility of HR8765 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 HR8765 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: 58.2°
Max altitude: 70.3°
Azimuth: 301.8°

Distance of HR8765 from the Sun and relative movement

HR8765 is distant 381.73 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

117.10 pc
381.73 ly
-17 km/s
0.005 arcsec/year
-0.016 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8765

HR8765 belongs to spectral class F2 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

1.23
F2IV
7158K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8765 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8765. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR8765

SAO72949
SAO72949