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HR8977

Above the horizon.  Rise: 14:22 | Tran: 1:04 | Set: 11:42
Alt: 75.37°   Az: 178.34°   Direction: South

HR8977 is a main-sequence star of spectral class F1 in the constellation of Andromeda.

HR8977 visual magnitude is 6.23. Because of its faintness, HR8977 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.

Image of HR8977 star
DSS2 image of HR8977. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8977 during the next 1000 years (3.93 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

23h 41m 54s
+36° 51’ 28”
23h 57m 54s
23h 39m 49s

J2000

23h 40m 40s
+36° 43’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

107.46°
-24.02°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR8977 star
Simplified finder chart for HR8977.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.23
Main-sequence

3.00
F1V
6934K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8977 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8977. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8977 is distant 144.06 light years from the Sun

44.19
144.06
0.236 arcsec/y
0.02"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO73428
SAO73428

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8977 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 53.1°
Max altitude: 75.4°
Azimuth: 306.9°