HR8955

Below the horizon. Rise: 22:29 | Tran: 8:09 | Set: 17:45

Alt: -5.17° Az: 6.88° Direction: North

HR8955 is a main-sequence star of spectral class F6 in the constellation of Andromeda.

HR8955 visual magnitude is 6.35. Because of its faintness, HR8955 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 HR8955. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8955 during the next 100000 years (-13.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 37m 46s

Declination +33° 02’ 41”

Hour Angle 12h 32m 42s

Sidereal Time 12h 10m 29s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 36m 30s

Declination +32° 54’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 105.25°

Galactic Latitude -27.38°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8955.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.35

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.92

Spectral Type F6V

Color Index (B-V) 0.46

Temperature 6576K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8955 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8955. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8955 is distant 250.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 76.98

Distance (light year) 250.96

Radial Speed -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.008 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD221970

SAO Catalogue SAO73368

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP116505

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+32 4671

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8955 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 57.0° RISE 22:29

Max altitude: 71.6° TRANSIT 8:09

Azimuth: 303.0° SET 17:45

Set Location

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