HR8803

HR8803 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

HR8803 visual magnitude is 6.4. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8803 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 HR8803:

Color of HR8803 ⬤

Magnitude of HR8803 6.4

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR8803 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 56°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8803

HR8803 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 HR8803 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 23h 07m 10s

Declination J2000 +59° 43’ 38”

Galactic Longitude 110.13°

Galactic Latitude -0.53°

Constellation Cassiopeia

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8803 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR8803.

Visibility of HR8803 from your location

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

HR8803 is circumpolar and transits at 06:29 UTC (altitude: 81.8°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR8803

The image below is a photograph of HR8803 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 HR8803 is 0.005 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.001 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR8803. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8803 during the next 100000 years (8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR8803 from the Sun and relative movement

HR8803 is distant 1,336.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 409.84 pc

Distance (light year) 1,336.07 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -5 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.005 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.001 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8803

HR8803 belongs to spectral class B2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude -1.66

Spectral Type B2V

Color Index (B-V) -0.01

Temperature of HR8803 10252K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8803 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8803. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR8803

Henry Draper Catalogue HD218440

SAO Catalogue SAO35152

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP114163

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+58 2546

In Evidence

Other stars in Cassiopeia