In Evidence
Detailed information about the discovery of Comet C/2025 J1 (Borisov) and pointers to useful resources to track and observe it. Read more...
Other stars in Grus
- Alnair
- Tiaki
- Aldhanab
- ε Gruis
- ι Gruis
- δ1 Gruis
- δ2 Gruis
- ζ Gruis
- θ Gruis
- λ Gruis
- μ1 Gruis
- η Gruis
- ρ Gruis
- μ2 Gruis
- ξ Gruis
- HR8501
- κ Gruis
- HR8685
- HR8366
- ν Gruis
- HR8379
- HR8657
- ο Gruis
- φ Gruis
- HR8236
- HR8323
- υ Gruis
- π2 Gruis
- HR8749
- τ3 Gruis
- HR8898
- HR8835
- HR8771
- HR8814
- HR8818
- HR8793
- σ2 Gruis
- HR8846
- HR8635
- τ1 Gruis
- HR8877
- HR8639
- HR8896
- HR8484
- HR8895
- HR8367
- HR8477
- σ1 Gruis
- HR8299
- HR8241
- HR8791
- HR8713
- HR8440
- HR8847
- HR8760
- HR8659
- HR8662
- HR8658
- π1 Gruis
- HR8611
- HR8671
- HR8828
HR8241
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -65.81°
Az: 82.32°
Direction: 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
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR8241.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR8241 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK