HR8073

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -53.84° Az: 136.32° Direction: South-East

HR8073 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Pavo.

HR8073 visual magnitude is 5.76. Because of its faintness, HR8073 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 HR8073. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8073 during the next 10000 years (1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 10m 37s

Declination -63° 49’ 29”

Hour Angle 16h 29m 55s

Sidereal Time 13h 40m 33s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 08m 32s

Declination -63° 55’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 330.81°

Galactic Latitude -39.04°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8073.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.76

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.12

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.18

Temperature 4348K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8073 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8073. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8073 is distant 488.76 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 149.93

Distance (light year) 488.76

Radial Speed -20 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD200751

SAO Catalogue SAO254941

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP104364

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-64 4094

Visibility from Your Location

HR8073 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Pavo