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.

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

Right Ascension 23h 25m 48s

Declination +41° 15’ 08”

Hour Angle 23h 16m 06s

Sidereal Time 22h 41m 54s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 24m 34s

Declination +41° 06’ 46”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 105.8°

Galactic Latitude -18.85°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8902.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.72

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -2.74

Spectral Type B8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.06

Temperature 9434K

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

Distance (parsec) 781.25

Distance (light year) 2,546.88

Radial Speed -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD220575

SAO Catalogue SAO52987

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP115567

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+40 5068

Visibility from Your Location

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

Set Location

Other stars in Andromeda