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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:

6.4
Main-sequence
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:

23h 07m 10s
+59° 43’ 38”
110.13°
-0.53°
Cassiopeia

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

Finder chart HR8803 star
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.

Image of HR8803 star
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.

409.84 pc
1,336.07 ly
-5 km/s
0.005 arcsec/year
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.

-1.66
B2V
10252K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR8803

SAO35152
SAO35152