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HR8986

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 12.99°   Az: 331.42°   Direction: South-West

HR8986 is a variable giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Andromeda.

HR8986 visual magnitude is 6.57. Because of its faintness, HR8986 is not visible to the naked eye.

Image of HR8986 star
DSS2 image of HR8986. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8986 during the next 10000 years (-1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

23h 43m 30s
+45° 08’ 00”
09h 14m 32s
08h 58m 03s

J2000

23h 42m 14s
+44° 59’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

110.28°
-16.17°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8986.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.57
Giant

-0.34
K5
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8986 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8986. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8986 is distant 785.54 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

240.96
785.54
-10 km/s
-0.011 arcsec/y
-0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO53292
SAO53292

Visibility from Your Location

HR8986 is circumpolar and transits at 05:36 UTC (altitude: 83.7°)