HR8114

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -45.95° Az: 236.66° Direction: West-South-West

HR8114 is a double sub-giant star of spectral class A6 in the constellation of Indus.

HR8114 visual magnitude is 5.75. Because of its faintness, HR8114 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 HR8114. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8114 during the next 10000 years (5.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 17m 33s

Declination -53° 09’ 22”

Hour Angle 06h 57m 24s

Sidereal Time 04h 14m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 15m 45s

Declination -53° 15’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 344.11°

Galactic Latitude -42.76°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8114.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.75

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 0.32

Spectral Type A6IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.19

Temperature 8241K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8114 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8114. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8114 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8114 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.75

Secondary star magnitude 5.85

Magnitude difference 0.1

Separation 0.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8114 is distant 396.59 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 121.65

Distance (light year) 396.59

Radial Speed -13 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.035 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD202103

SAO Catalogue SAO246929

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP104978

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-5310015

FK5 Catalogue 796

Visibility from Your Location

HR8114 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Indus