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HR8052

Altitude: -38.3°   Azimuth: 174.2°   Direction: South

HR8052 is a giant star in the constellation of Octans.

HR8052 visual magnitude is 6.58. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8052 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR8052 is -0.027 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.022 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR8052 star
DSS2 image of HR8052. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8052 during the next 10000 years (-4.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR8052

6.58
Giant

HR8052 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -38.3°
Azimuth: 174.2°
Direction: South

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8052

HR8052 is situated close to the southern celestial pole and, as such, it is easilty visible for most part of the year from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR8052 are provided in the following table:

21h 08m 47s
-76° 12’ 45”
316.7°
-34.23°
Octans

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8052 in the sky:

Finder chart HR8052 star
Simplified finder chart for HR8052.

Visibility of HR8052 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR8052 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Distance of HR8052 from the Sun and relative movement

HR8052 is distant 942.20 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 37 kilometers per second.

289.02 pc
942.20 ly
37 km/s
-0.027 arcsec/year
-0.022 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8052

HR8052 belongs to spectral class K1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-0.72
K1III
4251K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8052 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8052. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR8052

SAO257887
SAO257887