HR8801

HR8801 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Andromeda.

HR8801 visual magnitude is 6.11. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8801 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 HR8801:

Color of HR8801 ⬤

Magnitude of HR8801 6.11

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR8801 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 16°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8801

HR8801 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 HR8801 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 23h 07m 10s

Declination J2000 +52° 48’ 59”

Galactic Longitude 107.42°

Galactic Latitude -6.89°

Constellation Andromeda

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8801 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR8801.

Visibility of HR8801 from your location

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

HR8801 is circumpolar and transits at 11:00 UTC (altitude: 88.7°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR8801

The image below is a photograph of HR8801 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 HR8801 is 0.013 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.006 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR8801. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8801 during the next 10000 years (2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR8801 from the Sun and relative movement

HR8801 is distant 423.38 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 129.87 pc

Distance (light year) 423.38 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.013 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.006 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8801

HR8801 belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.54

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.05

Temperature of HR8801 4626K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8801 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8801. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR8801

Henry Draper Catalogue HD218416

SAO Catalogue SAO35151

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP114162

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+52 3371

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