HR8247

Above the horizon. Rise: 0:46 | Tran: 4:38 | Set: 8:25

Alt: 10.90° Az: 207.16° Direction: South-South-West

HR8247 is a giant star of spectral class G7 in the constellation of Capricornus.

HR8247 visual magnitude is 6.4. Because of its faintness, HR8247 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 HR8247. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8247 during the next 10000 years (12.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 36m 42s

Declination -23° 20’ 22”

Hour Angle 01h 56m 52s

Sidereal Time 23h 33m 34s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 35m 15s

Declination -23° 27’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 26.34°

Galactic Latitude -45.78°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.4

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.04

Spectral Type G7

Color Index (B-V) 1.1

Temperature 4515K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8247 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8247. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8247 is distant 384.89 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 118.06

Distance (light year) 384.89

Radial Speed -15 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.077 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD205342

SAO Catalogue SAO190469

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP106590

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2416729

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8247 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 113.3° RISE 0:46

Max altitude: 15.2° TRANSIT 4:38

Azimuth: 246.7° SET 8:25

Set Location

Other stars in Capricornus