HR8081

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -48.95° Az: 152.68° Direction: South-South-East

HR8081 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Pavo.

HR8081 visual magnitude is 6.2. Because of its faintness, HR8081 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 HR8081. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8081 during the next 10000 years (4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 13m 50s

Declination -72° 26’ 20”

Hour Angle 17h 49m 59s

Sidereal Time 15h 03m 49s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 11m 20s

Declination -72° 32’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 320.62°

Galactic Latitude -36.02°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8081.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.2

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.81

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.08

Temperature 4559K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8081 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8081. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8081 is distant 390.42 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 119.76

Distance (light year) 390.42

Radial Speed -15 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.026 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD200924

SAO Catalogue SAO257893

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP104597

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-73 2195

Visibility from Your Location

HR8081 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Pavo