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HR8884

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 30.39°   Az: 55.79°   Direction: North-East

HR8884 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Andromeda.

HR8884 visual magnitude is 6.13. Because of its faintness, HR8884 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 HR8884 star
DSS2 image of HR8884. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8884 during the next 10000 years (-2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

23h 21m 55s
+44° 15’ 15”
17h 39m 20s
17h 01m 16s

J2000

23h 20m 44s
+44° 06’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

106.22°
-15.79°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8884.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.13
Main-sequence

1.61
A5V
8403K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8884 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8884. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8884 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8884 double sysyem:

6.13
10.13
4
13.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8884 is distant 260.80 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

80.00
260.80
-2 km/s
-0.016 arcsec/y
-0.027"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO52927
SAO52927

Visibility from Your Location

HR8884 is circumpolar and transits at 13:42 UTC (altitude: 82.8°)