HR8249

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -75.27° Az: 201.39° Direction: South-West

HR8249 is a hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Indus.

HR8249 visual magnitude is 6.2. Because of its faintness, HR8249 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 HR8249. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8249 during the next 10000 years (5.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 40m 02s

Declination -64° 42’ 29”

Hour Angle 11h 09m 51s

Sidereal Time 08h 49m 53s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 38m 02s

Declination -64° 49’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 328.1°

Galactic Latitude -41.63°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8249.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.2

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.09

Spectral Type A0IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.03

Temperature 9766K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8249 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8249. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8249 is distant 590.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 181.16

Distance (light year) 590.58

Radial Speed -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.032 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD205417

SAO Catalogue SAO255040

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP106818

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-65 3937

Visibility from Your Location

HR8249 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Indus