HR8293

Below the horizon. Rise: 0:25 | Tran: 4:42 | Set: 8:55

Alt: -48.41° Az: 52.58° Direction: South-South-West

HR8293 is a double star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Capricornus.

HR8293 visual magnitude is 6.22. Because of its faintness, HR8293 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 HR8293. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8293 during the next 10000 years (12.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 44m 38s

Declination -19° 30’ 11”

Hour Angle 14h 16m 01s

Sidereal Time 12h 00m 40s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 43m 13s

Declination -19° 37’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 32.41°

Galactic Latitude -46.41°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.22

Class

Absolute magnitude 1.01

Spectral Type A3

Color Index (B-V) 0.27

Temperature 7658K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8293 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8293. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8293 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8293 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.22

Secondary star magnitude 6.32

Magnitude difference 0.1

Separation 0 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8293 is distant 359.82 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 110.38

Distance (light year) 359.82

Radial Speed -25 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.077 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD206546

SAO Catalogue SAO164601

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP107238

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-20 6270

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8293 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 109.5° RISE 0:25

Max altitude: 19.0° TRANSIT 4:42

Azimuth: 250.5° SET 8:55

Set Location

Other stars in Capricornus