HR8873

Above the horizon. Rise: 19:31 | Tran: 4:01 | Set: 12:36

Alt: 24.50° Az: 295.90° Direction: West-North-West

HR8873 is a giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Pegasus.

HR8873 visual magnitude is 6.32. Because of its faintness, HR8873 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 HR8873. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8873 during the next 10000 years (2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 20m 41s

Declination +34° 55’ 59”

Hour Angle 05h 47m 07s

Sidereal Time 05h 07m 49s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 19m 27s

Declination +34° 47’ 35”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 102.31°

Galactic Latitude -24.37°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.32

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.33

Spectral Type B8III

Color Index (B-V) -0.08

Temperature 11247K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8873 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8873. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8873 is distant 696.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 213.68

Distance (light year) 696.58

Radial Speed -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.016 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD219927

SAO Catalogue SAO73171

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP115148

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+34 4899

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8873 rise, transit and set times from Daduling, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 55.1° RISE 19:31

Max altitude: 83.3° TRANSIT 4:01

Azimuth: 304.9° SET 12:36

Name:	Daduling, China
Latitude:	41° 37' 3.0" N
Longitude:	125° 41' 27.6" E
Timezone:	Asia/Shanghai

Set Location

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