HR8363

Above the horizon. Rise: 15:50 | Tran: 21:32 | Set: 3:18

Alt: 2.13° Az: 262.18° Direction: West

HR8363 is a double sub-giant star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Aquarius.

HR8363 visual magnitude is 6.2. Because of its faintness, HR8363 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 HR8363. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8363 during the next 10000 years (3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 55m 53s

Declination -03° 10’ 59”

Hour Angle 05h 30m 10s

Sideral Time 03h 26m 03s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 54m 35s

Declination -03° 18’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 54.49°

Galactic Latitude -41.54°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8363.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.2

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 1.98

Spectral Type F5IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.48

Temperature 6481K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8363 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8363. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8363 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8363 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.2

Secondary star magnitude 9.6

Magnitude difference 3.4

Separation 17.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8363 is distant 227.18 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 69.69

Distance (light year) 227.18

Radial Speed -16 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.018 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.028"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD208177

SAO Catalogue SAO145735

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP108144

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-03 5329

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS15432

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8363 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 93.2° RISE 15:50

Max altitude: 35.3° TRANSIT 21:32

Azimuth: 266.8° SET 3:18

Set Location

Other stars in Aquarius