HR8031

Below the horizon. Rise: 19:10 | Tran: 20:45 | Set: 22:21

Alt: -14.46° Az: 130.65° Direction: South-East

HR8031 is a main-sequence star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Microscopium.

HR8031 visual magnitude is 6.11. Because of its faintness, HR8031 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 HR8031. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8031 during the next 1000 years (1.77 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.02 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 01m 32s

Declination -36° 01’ 54”

Hour Angle 19h 38m 51s

Sideral Time 16h 40m 24s

J2000

Right Ascension 20h 59m 59s

Declination -36° 07’ 46”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 7.25°

Galactic Latitude -40.63°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8031.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.11

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.02

Spectral Type F5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.39

Temperature 6934K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8031 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8031. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8031 is distant 135.21 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 41.48

Distance (light year) 135.21

Radial Speed 16 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.106 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.061"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD199684

SAO Catalogue SAO212608

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP103646

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3614530

FK5 Catalogue 3674

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8031 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 126.0° RISE 19:10

Max altitude: 2.5° TRANSIT 20:45

Azimuth: 234.0° SET 22:21

Set Location

Other stars in Microscopium