Latest HR8811
HR8811 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Cepheus.
HR8811 visual magnitude is 6.21. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8811 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 HR8811:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8811
HR8811 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR8811 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8811 in the sky:
Visibility of HR8811 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR8811 is circumpolar and transits at 05:17 UTC (altitude: 77.3°)
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR8811
The image below is a photograph of HR8811 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 HR8811 is 0.01 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.001 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of HR8811 from the Sun and relative movement
HR8811 is distant 1,065.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR8811
HR8811 belongs to spectral class K0
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8811 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
