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HR8286

Altitude: -62.5°   Azimuth: 151.1°   Direction: South-South-East

HR8286 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Indus.

HR8286 visual magnitude is 6.01. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8286 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR8286 is 0.009 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.019 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR8286 star
DSS2 image of HR8286. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8286 during the next 10000 years (1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.17 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR8286

6.01
Sub-giant

HR8286 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -62.5°
Azimuth: 151.1°
Direction: South-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8286

HR8286 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR8286 are provided in the following table:

21h 45m 28s
-71° 00’ 32”
320.64°
-39.09°
Indus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8286 in the sky:

Finder chart HR8286 star
Simplified finder chart for HR8286.

Visibility of HR8286 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR8286 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Distance of HR8286 from the Sun and relative movement

HR8286 is distant 740.91 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

227.27 pc
740.91 ly
-4 km/s
0.009 arcsec/year
-0.019 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8286

HR8286 belongs to spectral class B8 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

-0.77
B8IV
11573K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8286 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8286. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR8286

SAO257955
SAO257955