HR8050

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:42 | Tran: 15:56 | Set: 19:11

Alt: 7.85° Az: 202.34° Direction: South-South-West

HR8050 is a double hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Microscopium.

HR8050 visual magnitude is 6.25. Because of its faintness, HR8050 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 HR8050. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8050 during the next 10000 years (5.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 04m 39s

Declination -27° 37’ 55”

Hour Angle 01h 40m 36s

Sidereal Time 22h 45m 15s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 03m 10s

Declination -27° 43’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 18.25°

Galactic Latitude -39.83°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.25

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -1.69

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 0.95

Temperature 4866K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8050 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8050. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8050 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 HR8050 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.25

Secondary star magnitude 6.85

Magnitude difference 0.6

Separation 0.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8050 is distant 1,263.57 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 387.60

Distance (light year) 1,263.57

Radial Speed -30 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.035 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.044"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD200245

SAO Catalogue SAO189966

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP103902

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2817077

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS14565

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8050 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 117.6° RISE 12:42

Max altitude: 10.9° TRANSIT 15:56

Azimuth: 242.4° SET 19:11

Set Location

Other stars in Microscopium