HR8360

Above the horizon. Rise: 16:02 | Tran: 21:39 | Set: 3:20

Alt: 31.96° Az: 202.91° Direction: South-South-West

HR8360 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Aquarius.

HR8360 visual magnitude is 5.71. Because of its faintness, HR8360 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 HR8360. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8360 during the next 1000 years (0.95 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.55 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 55m 27s

Declination -04° 09’ 29”

Hour Angle 01h 17m 21s

Sideral Time 23h 12m 49s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 54m 10s

Declination -04° 16’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 53.33°

Galactic Latitude -41.99°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8360.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.71

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.96

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.18

Temperature 4348K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8360 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8360. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8360 is distant 290.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 37 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 89.13

Distance (light year) 290.55

Radial Speed -37 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.057 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.093"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD208111

SAO Catalogue SAO145731

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP108102

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-04 5568

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8360 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 94.2° RISE 16:02

Max altitude: 34.4° TRANSIT 21:39

Azimuth: 265.8° SET 3:20

Set Location

Other stars in Aquarius