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TimezoneEurope/London
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HR8081

Altitude: -60.4°   Azimuth: 152.8°   Direction: South-South-East

HR8081 is a giant star in the constellation of Pavo.

HR8081 visual magnitude is 6.2. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8081 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR8081 is 0.026 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.022 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR8081 star
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);

Key facts about HR8081

6.2
Giant

HR8081 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -60.4°
Azimuth: 152.8°
Direction: South-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8081

HR8081 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR8081 are provided in the following table:

21h 11m 20s
-72° 32’ 39”
320.62°
-36.02°
Pavo

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8081 in the sky:

Finder chart HR8081 star
Simplified finder chart for HR8081.

Visibility of HR8081 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR8081 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR8081 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

119.76 pc
390.42 ly
-15 km/s
0.026 arcsec/year
-0.022 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8081

HR8081 belongs to spectral class K1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.81
K1III
4559K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR8081

SAO257893
SAO257893