HR8839

Below the horizon. Rise: 23:28 | Tran: 7:47 | Set: 16:02

Alt: -2.44° Az: 315.51° Direction: North-West

HR8839 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Pegasus.

HR8839 visual magnitude is 6.36. Because of its faintness, HR8839 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 HR8839. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8839 during the next 1000 years (1.90 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.12 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 15m 51s

Declination +24° 14’ 30”

Hour Angle 08h 39m 22s

Sidereal Time 07h 55m 14s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 14m 36s

Declination +24° 06’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 96.2°

Galactic Latitude -33.69°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.36

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.41

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8839 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8839. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8839 is distant 503.86 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 154.56

Distance (light year) 503.86

Radial Speed -27 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.114 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD219310

SAO Catalogue SAO91113

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP114742

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+23 4704

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8839 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 65.8° RISE 23:28

Max altitude: 62.8° TRANSIT 7:47

Azimuth: 294.2° SET 16:02

Set Location

Other stars in Pegasus