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HR8837

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 50.91°   Az: 64.80°   Direction: East-North-East

HR8837 is a hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Andromeda.

HR8837 visual magnitude is 6.31. Because of its faintness, HR8837 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.

Image of HR8837 star
DSS2 image of HR8837. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8837 during the next 10000 years (6.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

23h 15m 24s
+50° 45’ 22”
19h 42m 23s
18h 57m 47s

J2000

23h 14m 14s
+50° 37’ 04”

Galactic Coordinates

107.59°
-9.34°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8837.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.31
Hypergiant

0.81
A0V
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8837 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8837. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8837 is distant 410.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

125.94
410.58
-14 km/s
0.038 arcsec/y
-0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO35251
SAO35251

Visibility from Your Location

HR8837 is circumpolar and transits at 07:14 UTC (altitude: 89.3°)