HR8117

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 skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR8117:

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:

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

Visibility of HR8117 from your location

HR8117 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR8117

The image below is a photograph of HR8117 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). 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.

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.

Spectral properties of HR8117

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

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

Alternative designations of HR8117