HR8268

Below the horizon. Rise: 5:06 | Tran: 7:19 | Set: 9:32

Alt: -55.30° Az: 284.77° Direction: West-North-West

HR8268 is a sub-giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus.

HR8268 visual magnitude is 6.28. Because of its faintness, HR8268 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 HR8268. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8268 during the next 10000 years (11.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 40m 37s

Declination -33° 33’ 48”

Hour Angle 09h 14m 36s

Sidereal Time 06h 55m 13s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 39m 06s

Declination -33° 40’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 11.74°

Galactic Latitude -48.38°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8268.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.28

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 3.01

Spectral Type G8IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.92

Temperature 4943K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8268 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8268. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8268 is distant 147.11 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 45.13

Distance (light year) 147.11

Radial Speed -20 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.066 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.051"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD205872

SAO Catalogue SAO213168

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP106907

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3415163

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8268 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 123.6° RISE 5:06

Max altitude: 5.0° TRANSIT 7:19

Azimuth: 236.4° SET 9:32

Set Location

Other stars in Piscis Austrinus