HR8052

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -55.99° Az: 202.34° Direction: South-South-West

HR8052 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Octans.

HR8052 visual magnitude is 6.58. Because of its faintness, HR8052 is not visible to the naked eye.

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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 11m 38s

Declination -76° 06’ 29”

Hour Angle 07h 50m 38s

Sidereal Time 05h 02m 17s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 08m 47s

Declination -76° 12’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 316.7°

Galactic Latitude -34.23°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8052.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.58

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.72

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.23

Temperature 4251K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 289.02

Distance (light year) 942.20

Radial Speed 37 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.027 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD200266

SAO Catalogue SAO257887

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP104385

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-76 1473

Visibility from Your Location

HR8052 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Octans