HR8068

Below the horizon. Rise: 23:24 | Tran: 5:38 | Set: 11:48

Alt: -25.16° Az: 311.57° Direction: North-West

HR8068 is a star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Aquarius.

HR8068 visual magnitude is 6.33. Because of its faintness, HR8068 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 HR8068. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8068 during the next 1000 years (1.63 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.08 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 06m 02s

Declination +02° 22’ 19”

Hour Angle 09h 09m 20s

Sidereal Time 06h 15m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 04m 45s

Declination +02° 16’ 10”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 51.82°

Galactic Latitude -28.07°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.33

Class

Absolute magnitude 0.95

Spectral Type G5

Color Index (B-V) 0.97

Temperature 4816K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8068 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8068. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8068 is distant 387.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 118.91

Distance (light year) 387.63

Radial Speed -12 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.098 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.065"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD200663

SAO Catalogue SAO126522

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP104048

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+01 4418

FK5 Catalogue 3681

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8068 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 87.6° RISE 23:24

Max altitude: 40.9° TRANSIT 5:38

Azimuth: 272.4° SET 11:48

Set Location

Other stars in Aquarius