HR8017

Below the horizon. Rise: 21:47 | Tran: 3:52 | Set: 9:53

Alt: -37.94° Az: 358.06° Direction: South

HR8017 is a multiple giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Aquarius.

HR8017 visual magnitude is 6.05. Because of its faintness, HR8017 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 HR8017. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8017 during the next 10000 years (3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 20h 58m 28s

Declination +00° 33’ 46”

Hour Angle 11h 53m 53s

Sidereal Time 08h 52m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 20h 57m 10s

Declination +00° 27’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 48.95°

Galactic Latitude -27.42°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8017.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.05

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.10

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.22

Temperature 4270K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8017 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8017. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8017 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8017 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.05

Secondary star magnitude 11.45

Magnitude difference 5.4

Separation 26.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8017 is distant 318.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 97.66

Distance (light year) 318.36

Radial Speed -26 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.018 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.065"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD199442

SAO Catalogue SAO126396

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP103414

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-00 4132

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS14457

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8017 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 89.4° RISE 21:47

Max altitude: 39.1° TRANSIT 3:52

Azimuth: 270.6° SET 9:53

Set Location

Other stars in Aquarius