HR8380

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -57.99° Az: 158.35° Direction: South

HR8380 is a double giant star of spectral class F3 in the constellation of Octans.

HR8380 visual magnitude is 5.95. Because of its faintness, HR8380 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 HR8380. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8380 during the next 10000 years (3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -13.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 05m 28s

Declination -75° 59’ 40”

Hour Angle 15h 35m 34s

Sidereal Time 13h 41m 02s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 03m 03s

Declination -76° 07’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 314.54°

Galactic Latitude -36.95°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8380.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.95

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 2.00

Spectral Type F3III

Color Index (B-V) 0.39

Temperature 6934K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8380 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8380. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8380 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 HR8380 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.95

Secondary star magnitude 10.15

Magnitude difference 4.2

Separation 34.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8380 is distant 201.23 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 61.73

Distance (light year) 201.23

Radial Speed 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.022 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.08"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD208741

SAO Catalogue SAO257993

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP108849

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-76 1542

FK5 Catalogue 3760

Visibility from Your Location

HR8380 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Octans