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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
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HR8792

Altitude: 10.3°   Azimuth: 289.1°   Direction: West-North-West

HR8792 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Pegasus.

HR8792 visual magnitude is 6.3. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8792 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 HR8792 is 0.295 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.002 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR8792 star
DSS2 image of HR8792. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8792 during the next 1000 years (4.92 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.03 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR8792

6.3
Main-sequence

HR8792 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 10.3°
Azimuth: 289.1°
Direction: West-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8792

HR8792 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR8792 are provided in the following table:

23h 06m 31s
+19° 54’ 38”
91.79°
-36.54°
Pegasus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8792 in the sky:

Finder chart HR8792 star
Simplified finder chart for HR8792.

Visibility of HR8792 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 HR8792 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: 70.1°
Max altitude: 58.4°
Azimuth: 289.9°

Distance of HR8792 from the Sun and relative movement

HR8792 is distant 92.30 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

28.31 pc
92.30 ly
-5 km/s
0.295 arcsec/year
0.002 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8792

HR8792 belongs to spectral class F7 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

4.04
F7V
6435K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8792 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8792. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR8792

SAO108402
SAO108402