Honores

HR 8830 · HIP 114570 · 7 And

👁️ Naked-eye

📋 A written introduction is coming — for now this page shows official values only.

Star

Apparent magnitude: 4.52 mag
Parallax: 40.67 mas → about 80.2 light-years away
Spectral type: F0V
Right ascension: 348.1375°
Declination: 49.4062°
Designation: HR 8830
Bayer designation: 7 And
HIP number: 114570
IAU name adopted: 2025-05-14
Name language: Latin
Name origin (IAU): The Latin term "Honores" means honour. A constellation introduced by Bode (1801). He had given a paper in 1790 that this was a joined decision by many European astronomers as a memorial to an extraordinarily generous patron of scientific research and benevolent, peaceful ruler. WGSN considers this message worth to convay even without the dedication to a specific person; we named a star in the feather "Honores" as there is a German proverb "Die Feder ist mächtiger als das Schwert" (the feather is mightier than the sword).

Constellation

Light from this object takes about 80 years to reach Earth — the light you see tonight left around AD 1946 (official distance ÷ speed of light).
At magnitude 4.5 it is bright enough for the naked eye (limit about 6) — look from somewhere dark.
Declination 49.4° — it rises above the horizon in Seoul (37.6° N), so it is visible from Korea in the right season.

Worked out from this object's official values.