HR8788

Above the horizon. Rise: 16:55 | Tran: 0:33 | Set: 8:15

Alt: 28.56° Az: 264.30° Direction: West

HR8788 is a main-sequence star of spectral class F6 in the constellation of Pegasus.

HR8788 visual magnitude is 6.13. Because of its faintness, HR8788 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 HR8788. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8788 during the next 1000 years (3.87 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.95 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 07m 31s

Declination +18° 39’ 04”

Hour Angle 04h 29m 06s

Sideral Time 03h 36m 38s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 06m 18s

Declination +18° 31’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 90.87°

Galactic Latitude -37.72°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8788.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.13

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.95

Spectral Type F6V

Color Index (B-V) 0.44

Temperature 6674K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8788 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8788. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8788 is distant 140.76 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 43.18

Distance (light year) 140.76

Radial Speed -12 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.232 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.057"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD218235

SAO Catalogue SAO108400

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP114081

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+17 4866

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8788 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 71.3° RISE 16:55

Max altitude: 57.2° TRANSIT 0:33

Azimuth: 288.7° SET 8:15

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Pegasus