HR8042

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -5.34° Az: 191.39° Direction: South-South-West

HR8042 is a double sub-giant star of spectral class G3 in the constellation of Microscopium.

HR8042 visual magnitude is 6.64. Because of its faintness, HR8042 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR8042. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8042 during the next 1000 years (1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.72 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 03m 52s

Declination -42° 54’ 02”

Hour Angle 01h 02m 18s

Sidereal Time 22h 06m 11s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 02m 12s

Declination -43° 00’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 358.19°

Galactic Latitude -41.49°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8042.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.64

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 2.09

Spectral Type G3IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.68

Temperature 5671K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8042 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8042. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8042 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8042 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.64

Secondary star magnitude 6.94

Magnitude difference 0.3

Separation 57.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8042 is distant 265.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 31 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 81.43

Distance (light year) 265.47

Radial Speed -31 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.06 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.103"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD200011

SAO Catalogue SAO230492

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP103814

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4314325

Visibility from Your Location

HR8042 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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