HR8331
HR8331 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Indus.
HR8331 visual magnitude is 5.62. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8331 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about HR8331:
HR8331 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: -70.6°
Azimuth: 143.4°
Direction: South-East
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8331
HR8331 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 HR8331 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8331 in the sky:

Visibility of HR8331 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR8331 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR8331
The image below is a photograph of HR8331 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR8331 is -0.003 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.042 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR8331 from the Sun and relative movement
HR8331 is distant 333.67 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR8331
HR8331 belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8331 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
