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HR8176

Altitude: -49.3°   Azimuth: 190.9°   Direction: South

HR8176 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Octans.

HR8176 visual magnitude is 6.38. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8176 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR8176 is 0.018 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR8176 star
DSS2 image of HR8176. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8176 during the next 10000 years (3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR8176

6.38
Sub-giant

HR8176 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -49.3°
Azimuth: 190.9°
Direction: South

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8176

HR8176 is situated close to the southern celestial pole and, as such, it is easilty visible for most part of the year from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR8176 are provided in the following table:

21h 33m 54s
-82° 40’ 59”
309.46°
-31.74°
Octans

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8176 in the sky:

Finder chart HR8176 star
Simplified finder chart for HR8176.

Visibility of HR8176 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR8176 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Distance of HR8176 from the Sun and relative movement

HR8176 is distant 812.97 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

249.38 pc
812.97 ly
-5 km/s
0.018 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8176

HR8176 belongs to spectral class B3 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

-0.60
B3IV
8748K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8176 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8176. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR8176

SAO258902
SAO258902