HR8953

Above the horizon. Rise: 23:46 | Tran: 8:08 | Set: 16:27

Alt: 1.93° Az: 308.98° Direction: North-West

HR8953 is a giant star of spectral class M1 in the constellation of Pegasus.

HR8953 visual magnitude is 6.45. Because of its faintness, HR8953 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 HR8953. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8953 during the next 100000 years (6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 15.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 37m 12s

Declination +24° 42’ 06”

Hour Angle 08h 04m 53s

Sidereal Time 07h 42m 06s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 35m 55s

Declination +24° 33’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 101.83°

Galactic Latitude -35.2°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.45

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.48

Spectral Type M1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.73

Temperature 3477K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8953 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8953. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8953 is distant 1,253.85 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 384.62

Distance (light year) 1,253.85

Radial Speed -12 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD221905

SAO Catalogue SAO91367

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP116465

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+23 4769

FK5 Catalogue 3894

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8953 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 65.3° RISE 23:46

Max altitude: 63.2° TRANSIT 8:08

Azimuth: 294.7° SET 16:27

Set Location

Other stars in Pegasus