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HR8936

Altitude: 14.6°   Azimuth: 51.4°   Direction: North-East

HR8936 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Pegasus.

HR8936 visual magnitude is 6.65. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8936 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR8936 is -0.007 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.006 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR8936 star
DSS2 image of HR8936. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8936 during the next 100000 years (-11.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR8936

6.65
Main-sequence

HR8936 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 14.6°
Azimuth: 51.4°
Direction: North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8936

HR8936 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR8936 are provided in the following table:

23h 32m 24s
+34° 57’ 09”
105.11°
-25.17°
Pegasus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8936 in the sky:

Finder chart HR8936 star
Simplified finder chart for HR8936.

Visibility of HR8936 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR8936 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 55.0°
Max altitude: 73.5°
Azimuth: 305.0°

Distance of HR8936 from the Sun and relative movement

HR8936 is distant 686.32 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

210.53 pc
686.32 ly
12 km/s
-0.007 arcsec/year
-0.006 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8936

HR8936 belongs to spectral class B8 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

0.03
B8V
10941K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8936 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8936. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR8936

SAO73325
SAO73325