HR8203

Below the horizon. Rise: 1:04 | Tran: 7:06 | Set: 13:07

Alt: -0.33° Az: 88.55° Direction: East

HR8203 is a sub-giant star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Aquarius.

HR8203 visual magnitude is 6.46. Because of its faintness, HR8203 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 HR8203. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8203 during the next 10000 years (6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 27m 09s

Declination +00° 38’ 42”

Hour Angle 17h 54m 39s

Sidereal Time 15h 21m 48s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 25m 51s

Declination +00° 32’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 53.47°

Galactic Latitude -33.44°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8203.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.46

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 1.76

Spectral Type A1IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.16

Temperature 8486K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8203 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8203. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8203 is distant 284.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 87.26

Distance (light year) 284.47

Radial Speed -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.04 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD204041

SAO Catalogue SAO126789

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP105819

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-00 4215

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8203 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 89.4° RISE 1:04

Max altitude: 39.2° TRANSIT 7:06

Azimuth: 270.6° SET 13:07

Set Location

Other stars in Aquarius