HR8108

Above the horizon. Rise: 5:24 | Tran: 6:53 | Set: 8:23

Alt: 2.18° Az: 178.12° Direction: South

HR8108 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Microscopium.

HR8108 visual magnitude is 5.96. Because of its faintness, HR8108 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 HR8108. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8108 during the next 10000 years (4.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 14m 53s

Declination -36° 19’ 05”

Hour Angle 23h 50m 41s

Sidereal Time 21h 05m 35s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 13m 18s

Declination -36° 25’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 7.22°

Galactic Latitude -43.34°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.96

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.89

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 0.98

Temperature 4791K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8108 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8108. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8108 is distant 337.13 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 103.41

Distance (light year) 337.13

Proper Motion RA 0.029 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD201852

SAO Catalogue SAO212800

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP104752

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3614676

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8108 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 126.3° RISE 5:24

Max altitude: 2.2° TRANSIT 6:53

Azimuth: 233.7° SET 8:23

Set Location

Other stars in Microscopium