HR8241

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -48.22° Az: 103.40° Direction: East-South-East

HR8241 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Grus.

HR8241 visual magnitude is 6.32. Because of its faintness, HR8241 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 HR8241. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8241 during the next 10000 years (-6.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 35m 51s

Declination -42° 48’ 49”

Hour Angle 16h 08m 15s

Sideral Time 13h 44m 07s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 34m 17s

Declination -42° 55’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 357.95°

Galactic Latitude -47.36°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8241.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.32

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.34

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.09

Temperature 4537K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8241 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8241. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8241 is distant 322.77 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 99.01

Distance (light year) 322.77

Radial Speed 9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.041 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD205096

SAO Catalogue SAO230741

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP106500

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4314602

Visibility from Your Location

HR8241 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Grus