HR8018

Below the horizon. Rise: 1:36 | Tran: 6:10 | Set: 10:44

Alt: -22.23° Az: 87.86° Direction: East

HR8018 is a star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Capricornus.

HR8018 visual magnitude is 5.87. Because of its faintness, HR8018 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 HR8018. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8018 during the next 10000 years (8.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 20h 59m 05s

Declination -15° 55’ 56”

Hour Angle 16h 56m 35s

Sidereal Time 13h 55m 41s

J2000

Right Ascension 20h 57m 40s

Declination -16° 01’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 31.78°

Galactic Latitude -35°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.87

Class

Absolute magnitude 2.10

Spectral Type A2

Color Index (B-V) 0.18

Temperature 8321K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8018 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8018. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8018 is distant 185.44 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 56.88

Distance (light year) 185.44

Radial Speed -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.053 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD199443

SAO Catalogue SAO164013

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP103460

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-16 5741

FK5 Catalogue 1548

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8018 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 105.9° RISE 1:36

Max altitude: 22.6° TRANSIT 6:10

Azimuth: 254.1° SET 10:44

Set Location

Other stars in Capricornus