HR8323

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -11.50° Az: 161.16° Direction: South-South-East

HR8323 is a double hypergiant star of spectral class G0 in the constellation of Grus.

HR8323 visual magnitude is 5.58. Because of its faintness, HR8323 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 HR8323. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8323 during the next 1000 years (2.78 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.97 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 49m 53s

Declination -47° 11’ 05”

Hour Angle 22h 09m 01s

Sidereal Time 19h 58m 55s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 48m 15s

Declination -47° 18’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 350.88°

Galactic Latitude -49.1°

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Finder chart for HR8323.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.58

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 4.61

Spectral Type G0V

Color Index (B-V) 0.6

Temperature 5968K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8323 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8323. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8323 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8323 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.58

Secondary star magnitude 8.58

Magnitude difference 3

Separation 55 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8323 is distant 50.98 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 15.64

Distance (light year) 50.98

Radial Speed -7 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.167 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.298"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD207129

SAO Catalogue SAO230846

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP107649

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4713928

Gliese Catalogue Gl 838

FK5 Catalogue 1573

Visibility from Your Location

HR8323 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Grus