HR8056

Below the horizon. Rise: 14:30 | Tran: 20:36 | Set: 2:46

Alt: -11.89° Az: 288.13° Direction: West-North-West

HR8056 is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Aquarius.

HR8056 visual magnitude is 6.25. Because of its faintness, HR8056 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 HR8056. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8056 during the next 1000 years (-1.93 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.88 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 04m 18s

Declination +01° 37’ 51”

Hour Angle 07h 26m 01s

Sideral Time 04h 30m 20s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 03m 02s

Declination +01° 31’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 50.85°

Galactic Latitude -28.11°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8056.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.25

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.15

Spectral Type F5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.48

Temperature 6481K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8056 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8056. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8056 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8056 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.25

Secondary star magnitude 6.75

Magnitude difference 0.5

Separation 1.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8056 is distant 214.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 65.92

Distance (light year) 214.90

Radial Speed 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.116 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.053"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD200375

SAO Catalogue SAO126491

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP103892

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+00 4648

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS14573

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8056 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 88.4° RISE 14:30

Max altitude: 40.2° TRANSIT 20:36

Azimuth: 271.6° SET 2:46

Set Location

Other stars in Aquarius