HR8211

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -83.44° Az: 247.21° Direction: South-South-West

HR8211 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Indus.

HR8211 visual magnitude is 6.39. Because of its faintness, HR8211 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 HR8211. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8211 during the next 10000 years (13.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 30m 46s

Declination -53° 35’ 36”

Hour Angle 11h 19m 08s

Sidereal Time 08h 49m 54s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 29m 00s

Declination -53° 42’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 342.89°

Galactic Latitude -44.57°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8211.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.39

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.17

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.14

Temperature 4430K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8211 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8211. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8211 is distant 361.02 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 110.74

Distance (light year) 361.02

Radial Speed 10 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.081 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD204228

SAO Catalogue SAO247043

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP106065

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-54 9872

Visibility from Your Location

HR8211 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Indus