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HR8902

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 77.30°   Az: 139.37°   Direction: South-East

HR8902 is a giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Andromeda.

HR8902 visual magnitude is 6.72. Because of its faintness, HR8902 is not visible to the naked eye.

Image of HR8902 star
DSS2 image of HR8902. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8902 during the next 10000 years (2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

23h 25m 48s
+41° 15’ 08”
23h 16m 06s
22h 41m 54s

J2000

23h 24m 34s
+41° 06’ 46”

Galactic Coordinates

105.8°
-18.85°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8902.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.72
Giant

-2.74
B8III
9434K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8902 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8902. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8902 is distant 2,546.88 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

781.25
2,546.88
-3 km/s
0.015 arcsec/y
-0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO52987
SAO52987

Visibility from Your Location

HR8902 is circumpolar and transits at 08:00 UTC (altitude: 79.8°)