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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
SunriseRise: 5:43  
clear_day Transit: 12:56  
SunsetSet: 20:10
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HR8367

Altitude: -34.4°   Azimuth: 250.7°   Direction: West-South-West

HR8367 is a variable giant star in the constellation of Grus.

HR8367 visual magnitude is 6.18. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8367 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR8367 is 0.022 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.003 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR8367 star
DSS2 image of HR8367. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8367 during the next 10000 years (3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.50 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR8367

6.18
Giant

HR8367 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -34.4°
Azimuth: 250.7°
Direction: West-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8367

HR8367 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 HR8367 are provided in the following table:

21h 57m 02s
-37° 44’ 48”
5.44°
-52.07°
Grus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8367 in the sky:

Finder chart HR8367 star
Simplified finder chart for HR8367.

Visibility of HR8367 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR8367 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 127.7°
Max altitude: 0.8°
Azimuth: 232.3°

Distance of HR8367 from the Sun and relative movement

HR8367 is distant 439.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

134.95 pc
439.95 ly
1 km/s
0.022 arcsec/year
-0.003 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8367

HR8367 belongs to spectral class F1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.53
F1III
7276K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8367 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8367. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR8367

SAO213427
SAO213427