HR8117

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -76.45° Az: 320.45° Direction: North-West

HR8117 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Microscopium.

HR8117 visual magnitude is 6.21. Because of its faintness, HR8117 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 HR8117. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8117 during the next 1000 years (2.32 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.15 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 16m 49s

Declination -40° 24’ 08”

Hour Angle 11h 14m 49s

Sideral Time 08h 31m 38s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 15m 14s

Declination -40° 30’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 1.61°

Galactic Latitude -43.9°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8117.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.21

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.05

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.14

Temperature 4430K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8117 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8117. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8117 is distant 583.18 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 42 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 178.89

Distance (light year) 583.18

Radial Speed -42 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.139 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD202135

SAO Catalogue SAO230596

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP104925

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4114440

Visibility from Your Location

HR8117 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Microscopium