HR8894

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 42.53° Az: 42.29° Direction: North-East

HR8894 is a bright giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

HR8894 visual magnitude is 5.56. Because of its faintness, HR8894 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 HR8894. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8894 during the next 100000 years (15.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 23m 39s

Declination +60° 16’ 11”

Hour Angle 17h 57m 24s

Sidereal Time 17h 21m 04s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 22m 32s

Declination +60° 08’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 112.07°

Galactic Latitude -0.85°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8894.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.56

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -2.73

Spectral Type K3II

Color Index (B-V) 1.68

Temperature 3541K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8894 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8894. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8894 is distant 1,481.82 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 454.55

Distance (light year) 1,481.82

Radial Speed -12 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.009 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD220369

SAO Catalogue SAO35361

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP115395

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+59 2710

FK5 Catalogue 3874

Visibility from Your Location

HR8894 is circumpolar and transits at 21:47 UTC (altitude: 81.2°)

Set Location

Other stars in Cassiopeia