HR8294

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -51.00° Az: 181.96° Direction: South

HR8294 is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Octans.

HR8294 visual magnitude is 6.57. Because of its faintness, HR8294 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR8294. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8294 during the next 10000 years (2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 54m 34s

Declination -88° 41’ 00”

Hour Angle 04h 38m 00s

Sidereal Time 03h 32m 34s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 45m 28s

Declination -88° 49’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 303.63°

Galactic Latitude -28.13°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8294.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.57

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 1.57

Spectral Type F0IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.28

Temperature 7591K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8294 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8294. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8294 is distant 326.33 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 100.10

Distance (light year) 326.33

Radial Speed 15 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.016 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.04"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD206553

SAO Catalogue SAO258931

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP112355

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-89 53

FK5 Catalogue 1669

General Catalogue of Variable Stars CG Oct

Visibility from Your Location

HR8294 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Octans