HR8918

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 38.92° Az: 338.60° Direction: North-North-West

HR8918 is a sub-giant star of spectral class A6 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR8918 visual magnitude is 5.6. Because of its faintness, HR8918 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 HR8918. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8918 during the next 1000 years (1.98 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.10 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 28m 21s

Declination +70° 29’ 58”

Hour Angle 08h 06m 54s

Sidereal Time 07h 35m 15s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 27m 16s

Declination +70° 21’ 34”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 115.92°

Galactic Latitude 8.64°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8918.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.6

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 1.59

Spectral Type A6IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.19

Temperature 8241K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8918 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8918. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8918 is distant 206.20 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 63.25

Distance (light year) 206.20

Radial Speed -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.119 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD220974

SAO Catalogue SAO10737

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP115770

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+69 1332

Visibility from Your Location

HR8918 is circumpolar and transits at 08:03 UTC (altitude: 71.0°)

Set Location

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