HR8837
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 88.36°
Az: 115.47°
Direction: East-South-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.
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
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for HR8837.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for HR8837.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8837 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell 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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR8837 is circumpolar and transits at 21:59 UTC (altitude: 89.3°)