HR8044

Below the horizon. Rise: 13:03 | Tran: 20:45 | Set: 4:32

Alt: -7.05° Az: 46.09° Direction: North-East

HR8044 is a variable and double giant star of spectral class M3 in the constellation of Delphinus.

HR8044 visual magnitude is 5.65. Because of its faintness, HR8044 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 HR8044. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8044 during the next 10000 years (-2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 01m 35s

Declination +19° 25’ 38”

Hour Angle 15h 17m 13s

Sideral Time 12h 18m 49s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 00m 27s

Declination +19° 19’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 66.23°

Galactic Latitude -17.29°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8044.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.65

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.66

Spectral Type M3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.61

Temperature 3635K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8044 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8044. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8044 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8044 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.65

Secondary star magnitude 9.55

Magnitude difference 3.9

Separation 46.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8044 is distant 595.98 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 182.82

Distance (light year) 595.98

Radial Speed -15 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.016 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.063"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD200044

SAO Catalogue SAO106747

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP103675

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+18 4675

FK5 Catalogue 3675

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 13454

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8044 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 70.6° RISE 13:03

Max altitude: 57.9° TRANSIT 20:45

Azimuth: 289.4° SET 4:32

Set Location

Other stars in Delphinus