HR8942

Above the horizon. Rise: 17:00 | Tran: 0:53 | Set: 8:49

Alt: 58.57° Az: 197.55° Direction: South-South-West

HR8942 is a giant star of spectral class M3 in the constellation of Pegasus.

HR8942 visual magnitude is 6.06. Because of its faintness, HR8942 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 HR8942. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8942 during the next 10000 years (-0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 35m 10s

Declination +20° 58’ 39”

Hour Angle 00h 38m 46s

Sideral Time 00h 13m 56s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 33m 55s

Declination +20° 50’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 99.59°

Galactic Latitude -38.49°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8942.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.06

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.46

Spectral Type M3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.73

Temperature 3477K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8942 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8942. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8942 is distant 1,041.53 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 319.49

Distance (light year) 1,041.53

Radial Speed 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD221662

SAO Catalogue SAO91349

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP116307

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+20 5352

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8942 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 69.0° RISE 17:00

Max altitude: 59.5° TRANSIT 0:53

Azimuth: 291.0° SET 8:49

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Pegasus