HR8346

Below the horizon. Rise: 2:25 | Tran: 6:44 | Set: 11:03

Alt: -19.16° Az: 95.90° Direction: East

HR8346 is a hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Capricornus.

HR8346 visual magnitude is 6.16. Because of its faintness, HR8346 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 HR8346. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8346 during the next 1000 years (2.47 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.32 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 53m 05s

Declination -18° 30’ 10”

Hour Angle 17h 28m 51s

Sidereal Time 15h 21m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 51m 41s

Declination -18° 37’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 34.79°

Galactic Latitude -47.96°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.16

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 2.12

Spectral Type F0III

Color Index (B-V) 0.36

Temperature 7101K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8346 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8346. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8346 is distant 209.78 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 42 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 64.35

Distance (light year) 209.78

Radial Speed -42 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.148 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.079"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD207760

SAO Catalogue SAO164697

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP107901

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-19 6176

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8346 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 108.5° RISE 2:25

Max altitude: 20.0° TRANSIT 6:44

Azimuth: 251.5° SET 11:03

Set Location

Other stars in Capricornus