HR8370

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -57.42° Az: 161.04° Direction: South

HR8370 is a sub-giant star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Octans.

HR8370 visual magnitude is 6.41. Because of its faintness, HR8370 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 HR8370. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8370 during the next 10000 years (-5.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 04m 26s

Declination -77° 32’ 19”

Hour Angle 15h 36m 39s

Sidereal Time 13h 41m 05s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 01m 52s

Declination -77° 39’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 313.17°

Galactic Latitude -35.87°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8370.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.41

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 1.51

Spectral Type A5IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.22

Temperature 8011K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8370 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8370. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8370 is distant 311.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 95.42

Distance (light year) 311.07

Radial Speed 1 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.031 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD208500

SAO Catalogue SAO257990

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP108759

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-78 1430

Visibility from Your Location

HR8370 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Octans