HR8124

Below the horizon. Rise: 5:14 | Tran: 6:48 | Set: 8:22

Alt: -48.92° Az: 89.93° Direction: East

HR8124 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Microscopium.

HR8124 visual magnitude is 6.12. Because of its faintness, HR8124 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 HR8124. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8124 during the next 10000 years (5.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 17m 21s

Declination -36° 06’ 14”

Hour Angle 15h 37m 40s

Sidereal Time 12h 55m 01s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 15m 46s

Declination -36° 12’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 7.57°

Galactic Latitude -43.81°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.12

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.99

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.37

Temperature 4000K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8124 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8124. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8124 is distant 862.43 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 264.55

Distance (light year) 862.43

Radial Speed -16 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.032 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD202287

SAO Catalogue SAO212843

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP104980

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3614699

FK5 Catalogue 3696

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8124 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 126.1° RISE 5:14

Max altitude: 2.4° TRANSIT 6:48

Azimuth: 233.9° SET 8:22

Set Location

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