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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
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Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:25
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HR8408

Altitude: 3.7°   Azimuth: 143.8°   Direction: South-East

HR8408 is a variable sub-giant star in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus.

HR8408 visual magnitude is 5.96. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8408 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 HR8408 is 0.017 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.015 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR8408 star
DSS2 image of HR8408. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8408 during the next 10000 years (2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR8408

5.96
Sub-giant

HR8408 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 3.7°
Azimuth: 143.8°
Direction: South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8408

HR8408 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 HR8408 are provided in the following table:

22h 04m 36s
-26° 49’ 21”
23.58°
-53.01°
Piscis Austrinus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8408 in the sky:

Finder chart HR8408 star
Simplified finder chart for HR8408.

Visibility of HR8408 from your location

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

Today's HR8408 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 116.8°
Max altitude: 11.7°
Azimuth: 243.2°

Distance of HR8408 from the Sun and relative movement

HR8408 is distant 1,128.03 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

346.02 pc
1,128.03 ly
-18 km/s
0.017 arcsec/year
-0.015 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8408

HR8408 belongs to spectral class B4 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

-1.74
B4IV
12293K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8408 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8408. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR8408

SAO190864
SAO190864