HR8176

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -54.60° Az: 168.76° Direction: South-South-West

HR8176 is a sub-giant star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Octans.

HR8176 visual magnitude is 6.38. Because of its faintness, HR8176 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 37m 47s

Declination -82° 34’ 06”

Hour Angle 16h 03m 13s

Sidereal Time 13h 41m 00s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 33m 54s

Declination -82° 40’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 309.46°

Galactic Latitude -31.74°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8176.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.38

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -0.60

Spectral Type B3IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.13

Temperature 8748K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 249.38

Distance (light year) 812.97

Radial Speed -5 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.018 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD203532

SAO Catalogue SAO258902

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP106474

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-83 716

FK5 Catalogue 3995

Visibility from Your Location

HR8176 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Octans