HR8196

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -63.73° Az: 148.27° Direction: South-South-East

HR8196 is a variable giant star of spectral class M5 in the constellation of Pavo.

HR8196 visual magnitude is 5.34. Because of its faintness, HR8196 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 HR8196. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8196 during the next 10000 years (12.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 30m 54s

Declination -69° 23’ 45”

Hour Angle 14h 45m 40s

Sideral Time 12h 16m 34s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 28m 44s

Declination -69° 30’ 19”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 323.22°

Galactic Latitude -38.65°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8196.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.34

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.08

Spectral Type M5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.55

Temperature 3720K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8196 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8196. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8196 is distant 396.11 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 43 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 121.51

Distance (light year) 396.11

Radial Speed 43 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.075 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.047"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD203881

SAO Catalogue SAO255003

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP106044

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-70 2850

FK5 Catalogue 3712

General Catalogue of Variable Stars SX Pav

Visibility from Your Location

HR8196 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Pavo