HR8149

Above the horizon. Rise: 21:02 | Tran: 4:02 | Set: 10:58

Alt: 0.33° Az: 72.08° Direction: South-West

HR8149 is a giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Equuleus.

HR8149 visual magnitude is 5.96. Because of its faintness, HR8149 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 HR8149. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8149 during the next 10000 years (4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 20m 06s

Declination +11° 18’ 42”

Hour Angle 17h 04m 00s

Sidereal Time 14h 24m 06s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 18m 51s

Declination +11° 12’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 62.27°

Galactic Latitude -25.79°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.96

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.97

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.65

Temperature 3581K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8149 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8149. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8149 is distant 1,253.85 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 37 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 384.62

Distance (light year) 1,253.85

Radial Speed -37 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.026 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD202951

SAO Catalogue SAO107020

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP105224

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+10 4516

FK5 Catalogue 3700

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8149 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 78.7° RISE 21:02

Max altitude: 49.8° TRANSIT 4:02

Azimuth: 281.3° SET 10:58

Set Location

Other stars in Equuleus