HR8941

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 17.79° Az: 322.51° Direction: North-West

HR8941 is a bright giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Andromeda.

HR8941 visual magnitude is 6.24. Because of its faintness, HR8941 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 HR8941. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8941 during the next 10000 years (-4.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 34m 55s

Declination +45° 11’ 45”

Hour Angle 08h 18m 39s

Sidereal Time 07h 53m 35s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 33m 42s

Declination +45° 03’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 108.81°

Galactic Latitude -15.67°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8941.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.24

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude 0.11

Spectral Type G8II

Color Index (B-V) 0.98

Temperature 4791K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8941 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8941. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8941 is distant 547.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 168.07

Distance (light year) 547.90

Radial Speed 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.029 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD221661

SAO Catalogue SAO53147

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP116292

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+44 4441

Visibility from Your Location

HR8941 is circumpolar and transits at 18:22 UTC (altitude: 83.7°)

Set Location

Other stars in Andromeda