HR8152

HR8152 is a variable giant star in the constellation of Indus.

HR8152 visual magnitude is 6.38. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8152 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 HR8152:

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8152

HR8152 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 HR8152 are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8152 in the sky:

Visibility of HR8152 from your location

HR8152 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR8152

The image below is a photograph of HR8152 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 HR8152 is -0.021 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.151 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR8152 from the Sun and relative movement

HR8152 is distant 364.25 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of HR8152

HR8152 belongs to spectral class K3 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8152 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

Alternative designations of HR8152