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HR8875

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 31.92°   Az: 50.61°   Direction: North-East

HR8875 is a multiple giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Andromeda.

HR8875 visual magnitude is 6.32. Because of its faintness, HR8875 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 HR8875 star
DSS2 image of HR8875. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8875 during the next 1000 years (3.48 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.53 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

23h 20m 51s
+48° 30’ 58”
17h 28m 02s
16h 48m 53s

J2000

23h 19m 41s
+48° 22’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

107.6°
-11.74°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR8875 star
Simplified finder chart for HR8875.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.32
Giant

0.50
K1III
4472K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8875 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8875. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8875 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8875 double sysyem:

6.32
9.62
3.3
85.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8875 is distant 475.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

145.77
475.22
23 km/s
0.209 arcsec/y
0.032"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO52912
SAO52912

Visibility from Your Location

HR8875 is circumpolar and transits at 23:39 UTC (altitude: 87.0°)