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public  Greenwich, UK Greenwich, UK  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:44 
Transit: 13:02 
Sunset: 21:19
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HR8234

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -55.79°   Az: 163.47°   Direction: South

HR8234 is a sub-giant star of spectral class F4 in the constellation of Octans.

HR8234 visual magnitude is 6.18. Because of its faintness, HR8234 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.

Image of HR8234 star
DSS2 image of HR8234. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8234 during the next 10000 years (9.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

21h 41m 58s
-79° 19’ 34”
15h 59m 01s
13h 40m 59s

J2000

21h 38m 56s
-79° 26’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

312.39°
-33.86°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8234.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.18
Sub-giant

2.29
F4IV
6576K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8234 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8234. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8234 is distant 195.91 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

60.10
195.91
-6 km/s
0.059 arcsec/y
-0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO257942
SAO257942

Visibility from Your Location

HR8234 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK