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HR8777

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 23.41°   Az: 11.43°   Direction: North-North-East

HR8777 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR8777 visual magnitude is 6.74. Because of its faintness, HR8777 is not visible to the naked eye.

Image of HR8777 star
DSS2 image of HR8777. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8777 during the next 100000 years (11.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

23h 04m 26s
+60° 34’ 51”
13h 26m 54s
12h 31m 21s

J2000

23h 03m 23s
+60° 26’ 43”

Galactic Coordinates

109.99°
0.32°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8777.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.74
Main-sequence

-2.12
B2V
10382K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8777 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8777. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8777 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8777 double sysyem:

6.74
9.44
2.7
33.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8777 is distant 1,928.99 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

591.72
1,928.99
-17 km/s
0.007 arcsec/y
-0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO20393
SAO20393

Visibility from Your Location

HR8777 is circumpolar and transits at 13:36 UTC (altitude: 80.9°)