HR8303

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -78.11° Az: 272.93° Direction: West

HR8303 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Indus.

HR8303 visual magnitude is 6.45. Because of its faintness, HR8303 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 HR8303. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8303 during the next 1000 years (1.57 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.88 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 46m 58s

Declination -49° 22’ 50”

Hour Angle 10h 46m 18s

Sidereal Time 08h 33m 17s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 45m 19s

Declination -49° 29’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 347.83°

Galactic Latitude -48.1°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8303.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.45

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.92

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.15

Temperature 4409K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8303 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8303. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8303 is distant 416.88 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 51 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 127.88

Distance (light year) 416.88

Radial Speed -51 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.094 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.053"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD206690

SAO Catalogue SAO230822

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP107409

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-5013463

Visibility from Your Location

HR8303 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Indus