HR8378

Below the horizon. Rise: 12:41 | Tran: 16:44 | Set: 20:47

Alt: -59.58° Az: 359.87° Direction: North

HR8378 is a giant star of spectral class M4 in the constellation of Capricornus.

HR8378 visual magnitude is 6.12. Because of its faintness, HR8378 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 HR8378. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8378 during the next 10000 years (3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 00m 06s

Declination -21° 03’ 45”

Hour Angle 11h 59m 43s

Sidereal Time 09h 59m 50s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 58m 43s

Declination -21° 10’ 58”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 31.9°

Galactic Latitude -50.35°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.12

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -3.58

Spectral Type M4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.65

Temperature 3581K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8378 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8378. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8378 is distant 2,834.78 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 869.57

Distance (light year) 2,834.78

Radial Speed 3 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.023 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD208735

SAO Catalogue SAO190786

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP108494

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-21 6131

FK5 Catalogue 3757

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8378 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 111.1° RISE 12:41

Max altitude: 17.5° TRANSIT 16:44

Azimuth: 248.9° SET 20:47

Set Location

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