HR8803

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 37.61° Az: 38.27° Direction: North-East

HR8803 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

HR8803 visual magnitude is 6.4. Because of its faintness, HR8803 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 08m 13s

Declination +59° 51’ 42”

Hour Angle 17h 10m 58s

Sidereal Time 16h 19m 12s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 07m 10s

Declination +59° 43’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 110.13°

Galactic Latitude -0.53°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8803.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.4

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -1.66

Spectral Type B2V

Color Index (B-V) -0.01

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 1,336.07

Radial Speed -5 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD218440

SAO Catalogue SAO35152

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP114163

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+58 2546

Visibility from Your Location

HR8803 is circumpolar and transits at 21:32 UTC (altitude: 81.6°)

Set Location

Other stars in Cassiopeia