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HR8824

Altitude: -14.2°   Azimuth: 324.9°   Direction: North-West

HR8824 is a giant star in the constellation of Pegasus.

HR8824 visual magnitude is 5.71. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8824 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR8824 is 0.021 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.028 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR8824 star
DSS2 image of HR8824. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8824 during the next 10000 years (3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR8824

5.71
Giant

HR8824 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -14.2°
Azimuth: 324.9°
Direction: North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8824

HR8824 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR8824 are provided in the following table:

23h 10m 42s
+17° 35’ 39”
91.45°
-39.04°
Pegasus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8824 in the sky:

Finder chart HR8824 star
Simplified finder chart for HR8824.

Visibility of HR8824 from your location

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

Today's HR8824 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 72.4°
Max altitude: 56.1°
Azimuth: 287.6°

Distance of HR8824 from the Sun and relative movement

HR8824 is distant 505.43 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

155.04 pc
505.43 ly
2 km/s
0.021 arcsec/year
-0.028 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8824

HR8824 belongs to spectral class K4 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-0.24
K4III
4051K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8824 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8824. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR8824

SAO108443
SAO108443