HR8156

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -64.60° Az: 149.72° Direction: South-South-East

HR8156 is a variable bright giant star of spectral class C5 in the constellation of Pavo.

HR8156 visual magnitude is 6.41. Because of its faintness, HR8156 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 HR8156. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8156 during the next 10000 years (0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 26m 28s

Declination -69° 37’ 35”

Hour Angle 14h 33m 39s

Sideral Time 12h 00m 08s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 24m 16s

Declination -69° 44’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 323.2°

Galactic Latitude -38.2°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8156.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.41

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -1.39

Spectral Type C5II

Color Index (B-V) 2.82

Temperature 2502K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8156 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8156. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8156 is distant 1,181.16 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 362.32

Distance (light year) 1,181.16

Radial Speed 1 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD203133

SAO Catalogue SAO254990

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP105678

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-70 2844

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Y Pav

Visibility from Your Location

HR8156 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Pavo