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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:11 
Transit: 12:54 
Sunset: 20:39
wb_twilight   (Astronomical Twilight)   What's Visible Now?

HR8117

Altitude: -51.7°   Azimuth: 95.3°   Direction: East

HR8117 is a giant star in the constellation of Microscopium.

HR8117 visual magnitude is 6.21. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8117 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 HR8117 is 0.139 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.009 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR8117 star
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);

Key facts about HR8117

6.21
Giant

HR8117 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -51.7°
Azimuth: 95.3°
Direction: East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8117

HR8117 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR8117 are provided in the following table:

21h 15m 14s
-40° 30’ 23”
1.61°
-43.9°
Microscopium

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8117 in the sky:

Finder chart HR8117 star
Simplified finder chart for HR8117.

Visibility of HR8117 from your location

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

HR8117 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR8117 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

178.89 pc
583.18 ly
-42 km/s
0.139 arcsec/year
-0.009 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8117

HR8117 belongs to spectral class K2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-0.05
K2III
4430K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8117 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

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

Alternative designations of HR8117

SAO230596
SAO230596