HR8779

HR8779 is a giant star in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR8779 visual magnitude is 5.24. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8779 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR8779:

Color of HR8779 ⬤

Magnitude of HR8779 5.24

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR8779 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 29°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8779

HR8779 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR8779 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 23h 03m 32s

Declination J2000 +67° 12’ 33”

Galactic Longitude 112.75°

Galactic Latitude 6.5°

Constellation Cepheus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8779 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR8779.

Visibility of HR8779 from your location

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

HR8779 is circumpolar and transits at 10:29 UTC (altitude: 74.3°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR8779

The image below is a photograph of HR8779 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR8779 is 0.026 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.007 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR8779. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8779 during the next 10000 years (4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.17 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR8779 from the Sun and relative movement

HR8779 is distant 384.43 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 117.92 pc

Distance (light year) 384.43 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -7 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.026 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.007 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8779

HR8779 belongs to spectral class K3 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.12

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.26

Temperature of HR8779 4194K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8779 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8779. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR8779

Henry Draper Catalogue HD218029

SAO Catalogue SAO20398

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP113864

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+66 1575

FK5 Catalogue 3844

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