HR8148

Below the horizon. Rise: 3:34 | Tran: 7:00 | Set: 10:25

Alt: -53.76° Az: 300.86° Direction: West-North-West

HR8148 is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Capricornus.

HR8148 visual magnitude is 6.56. Because of its faintness, HR8148 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR8148. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8148 during the next 1000 years (-8.98 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.95 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 21m 14s

Declination -26° 14’ 40”

Hour Angle 09h 42m 09s

Sidereal Time 07h 03m 24s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 19m 45s

Declination -26° 21’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 21.19°

Galactic Latitude -43.11°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8148.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.56

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 5.20

Spectral Type G5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.73

Temperature 5501K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8148 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8148. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8148 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8148 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.56

Secondary star magnitude 9.56

Magnitude difference 3

Separation 2.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8148 is distant 61.05 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 18.73

Distance (light year) 61.05

Radial Speed -30 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.539 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.357"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD202940

SAO Catalogue SAO190236

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP105312

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2615541

Gliese Catalogue Gl 825.4A

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS14847

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8148 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 116.2° RISE 3:34

Max altitude: 12.3° TRANSIT 7:00

Azimuth: 243.8° SET 10:25

Set Location

Other stars in Capricornus