HR8950

Above the horizon. Rise: 7:04 | Tran: 18:24 | Set: 5:47

Alt: 26.35° Az: 299.00° Direction: West-North-West

HR8950 is a double giant star of spectral class K7 in the constellation of Andromeda.

HR8950 visual magnitude is 6.18. Because of its faintness, HR8950 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 HR8950. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8950 during the next 100000 years (13.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 15.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 36m 00s

Declination +38° 09’ 42”

Hour Angle 06h 18m 31s

Sidereal Time 05h 54m 31s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 34m 46s

Declination +38° 01’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 106.69°

Galactic Latitude -22.42°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.18

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.41

Spectral Type K7III

Color Index (B-V) 1.58

Temperature 3677K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8950 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8950. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8950 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8950 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.18

Secondary star magnitude 11.38

Magnitude difference 5.2

Separation 20.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8950 is distant 677.75 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 207.90

Distance (light year) 677.75

Radial Speed -12 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.008 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD221776

SAO Catalogue SAO73351

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP116365

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+37 4866

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS16843

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8950 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 51.8° RISE 7:04

Max altitude: 76.7° TRANSIT 18:24

Azimuth: 308.2° SET 5:47

Set Location

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