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HR8938

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 53.36°   Az: 357.16°   Direction: North

HR8938 is a sub-giant star of spectral class A7 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR8938 visual magnitude is 5.58. Because of its faintness, HR8938 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.

Image of HR8938 star
DSS2 image of HR8938. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8938 during the next 10000 years (12.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

23h 26m 32s
+87° 26’ 44”
02h 46m 36s
02h 13m 09s

J2000

23h 27m 00s
+87° 18’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

121.86°
24.61°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8938.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.58
Sub-giant

0.71
A7IV
7938K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8938 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8938. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8938 is distant 306.68 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

94.07
306.68
-11 km/s
0.075 arcsec/y
0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO3916
SAO3916

Visibility from Your Location

HR8938 is circumpolar and transits at 14:10 UTC (altitude: 54.0°)