HR8024

Below the horizon. Rise: 20:02 | Tran: 2:17 | Set: 8:27

Alt: -56.86° Az: 216.97° Direction: South-West

HR8024 is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Aquarius.

HR8024 visual magnitude is 6.01. Because of its faintness, HR8024 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 HR8024. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8024 during the next 10000 years (-7.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 00m 06s

Declination -14° 22’ 57”

Hour Angle 10h 40m 38s

Sidereal Time 07h 40m 44s

J2000

Right Ascension 20h 58m 41s

Declination -14° 28’ 58”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 33.64°

Galactic Latitude -34.63°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.01

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 1.37

Spectral Type F0IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.23

Temperature 7938K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8024 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8024. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8024 is distant 275.57 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 84.53

Distance (light year) 275.57

Radial Speed 10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.042 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD199603

SAO Catalogue SAO164027

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP103545

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-15 5848

General Catalogue of Variable Stars DV Aqr

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8024 rise, transit and set times from Chela, Angola are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Africa/Luanda):

Azimuth: 104.4° RISE 20:02

Max altitude: 87.9° TRANSIT 2:17

Azimuth: 255.6° SET 8:27

Name:	Chela, Angola
Latitude:	12° 18' 9.4" S
Longitude:	15° 26' 1.0" E
Timezone:	Africa/Luanda

Set Location

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