HR8116

Below the horizon. Rise: 20:42 | Tran: 4:08 | Set: 11:31

Alt: -22.41° Az: 358.03° Direction: South

HR8116 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A7 in the constellation of Pegasus.

HR8116 visual magnitude is 6.27. Because of its faintness, HR8116 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 HR8116. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8116 during the next 10000 years (7.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 14m 40s

Declination +16° 05’ 19”

Hour Angle 11h 52m 25s

Sidereal Time 09h 07m 05s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 13m 28s

Declination +15° 58’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 65.49°

Galactic Latitude -21.8°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8116.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.27

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.51

Spectral Type A7V

Color Index (B-V) 0.24

Temperature 7866K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8116 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8116. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8116 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 HR8116 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.27

Secondary star magnitude 6.37

Magnitude difference 0.1

Separation 0.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8116 is distant 291.85 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 89.53

Distance (light year) 291.85

Radial Speed -30 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.043 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.023"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD202128

SAO Catalogue SAO106930

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP104771

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+15 4375

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS14761

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8116 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 73.9° RISE 20:42

Max altitude: 54.6° TRANSIT 4:08

Azimuth: 286.1° SET 11:31

Set Location

Other stars in Pegasus