HR8038

Below the horizon. Rise: 21:02 | Tran: 3:43 | Set: 10:19

Alt: -0.10° Az: 77.59° Direction: South-West

HR8038 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class F1 in the constellation of Equuleus.

HR8038 visual magnitude is 5.99. Because of its faintness, HR8038 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 HR8038. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8038 during the next 10000 years (4.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 01m 19s

Declination +07° 37’ 01”

Hour Angle 17h 20m 40s

Sidereal Time 14h 21m 59s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 00m 03s

Declination +07° 30’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 55.97°

Galactic Latitude -24.2°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8038.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.99

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.70

Spectral Type F1V

Color Index (B-V) 0.26

Temperature 7726K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8038 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8038. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8038 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8038 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.99

Secondary star magnitude 7.09

Magnitude difference 1.1

Separation 0.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8038 is distant 235.38 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 72.20

Distance (light year) 235.38

Radial Speed -20 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.029 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.02"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD199942

SAO Catalogue SAO126447

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP103652

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+06 4718

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8038 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 82.4° RISE 21:02

Max altitude: 46.1° TRANSIT 3:43

Azimuth: 277.6° SET 10:19

Set Location

Other stars in Equuleus