HR8263

Below the horizon. Rise: 22:32 | Tran: 4:32 | Set: 10:29

Alt: -37.86° Az: 345.21° Direction: South-West

HR8263 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Aquarius.

HR8263 visual magnitude is 6.25. Because of its faintness, HR8263 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 HR8263. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8263 during the next 10000 years (-2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 38m 52s

Declination -00° 16’ 29”

Hour Angle 11h 13m 29s

Sidereal Time 08h 52m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 37m 33s

Declination -00° 23’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 54.52°

Galactic Latitude -36.38°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8263.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.25

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.81

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.06

Temperature 9434K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8263 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8263. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8263 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8263 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.25

Secondary star magnitude 9.55

Magnitude difference 3.3

Separation 31.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8263 is distant 398.53 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 122.25

Distance (light year) 398.53

Radial Speed 17 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.023"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD205765

SAO Catalogue SAO145533

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP106758

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-01 4180

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS15142

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8263 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 90.3° RISE 22:32

Max altitude: 38.2° TRANSIT 4:32

Azimuth: 269.7° SET 10:29

Set Location

Other stars in Aquarius