HR8394

Below the horizon. Rise: 17:20 | Tran: 21:43 | Set: 2:11

Alt: -13.54° Az: 258.35° Direction: West-South-West

HR8394 is a giant star of spectral class G7 in the constellation of Aquarius.

HR8394 visual magnitude is 6.28. Because of its faintness, HR8394 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 HR8394. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8394 during the next 1000 years (2.05 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 03m 33s

Declination -17° 46’ 59”

Hour Angle 05h 58m 06s

Sideral Time 04h 01m 39s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 02m 11s

Declination -17° 54’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 37.15°

Galactic Latitude -50.04°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8394.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.28

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.64

Spectral Type G7

Color Index (B-V) 1.01

Temperature 4719K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8394 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8394. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8394 is distant 276.51 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 84.82

Distance (light year) 276.51

Radial Speed -17 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.123 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.06"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD209240

SAO Catalogue SAO164827

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP108784

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-18 6056

FK5 Catalogue 3761

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8394 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 107.8° RISE 17:20

Max altitude: 20.7° TRANSIT 21:43

Azimuth: 252.2° SET 2:11

Set Location

Other stars in Aquarius