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HR8111

Altitude: -42.0°   Azimuth: 196.4°   Direction: South-South-West

HR8111 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Octans.

HR8111 visual magnitude is 6.63. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8111 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 HR8111 is 0.013 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.035 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR8111 star
DSS2 image of HR8111. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8111 during the next 10000 years (2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.83 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR8111

6.63
Main-sequence

HR8111 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -42.0°
Azimuth: 196.4°
Direction: South-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8111

HR8111 is situated close to the southern celestial pole and, as such, it is easilty visible for most part of the year from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR8111 are provided in the following table:

21h 18m 16s
-75° 20’ 48”
317.29°
-35.15°
Octans

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8111 in the sky:

Finder chart HR8111 star
Simplified finder chart for HR8111.

Visibility of HR8111 from your location

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

HR8111 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Distance of HR8111 from the Sun and relative movement

HR8111 is distant 378.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

116.14 pc
378.63 ly
16 km/s
0.013 arcsec/year
-0.035 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8111

HR8111 belongs to spectral class A1 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

1.31
A1V
9766K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8111 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8111. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR8111

SAO257904
SAO257904