HR8096

Above the horizon. Rise: 17:27 | Tran: 22:38 | Set: 3:53

Alt: 29.27° Az: 180.16° Direction: South

HR8096 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Aquarius.

HR8096 visual magnitude is 6.27. Because of its faintness, HR8096 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 HR8096. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8096 during the next 1000 years (1.90 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.93 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 12m 06s

Declination -09° 15’ 06”

Hour Angle 00h 00m 34s

Sideral Time 21h 12m 41s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 10m 46s

Declination -09° 21’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 40.83°

Galactic Latitude -35.15°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8096.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.27

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 1.14

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.16

Temperature 4389K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8096 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8096. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8096 is distant 346.44 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 40 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 106.27

Distance (light year) 346.44

Radial Speed -40 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.114 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.056"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD201567

SAO Catalogue SAO145171

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP104557

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-09 5674

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8096 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 99.3° RISE 17:27

Max altitude: 29.3° TRANSIT 22:38

Azimuth: 260.7° SET 3:53

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Aquarius