HR8200

Above the horizon. Rise: 23:43 | Tran: 3:44 | Set: 7:45

Alt: 6.09° Az: 142.77° Direction: South-East

HR8200 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Microscopium.

HR8200 visual magnitude is 5.63. Because of its faintness, HR8200 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 HR8200. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8200 during the next 1000 years (2.72 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.20 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 27m 57s

Declination -37° 43’ 04”

Hour Angle 20h 41m 56s

Sidereal Time 18h 09m 54s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 26m 22s

Declination -37° 49’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 5.45°

Galactic Latitude -46.01°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.63

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.99

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.19

Temperature 4328K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8200 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8200. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8200 is distant 275.80 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 76 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 84.60

Distance (light year) 275.80

Radial Speed -76 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.163 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD203949

SAO Catalogue SAO212998

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP105854

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3814551

FK5 Catalogue 3710

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8200 rise, transit and set times from Saint George, Bermuda are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Atlantic/Bermuda):

Azimuth: 127.7° RISE 23:43

Max altitude: 19.9° TRANSIT 3:44

Azimuth: 232.3° SET 7:45

Name:	Saint George, Bermuda
Latitude:	32° 22' 54.1" N
Longitude:	64° 40' 41.2" W
Timezone:	Atlantic/Bermuda

Set Location

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