HR8408

Below the horizon. Rise: 18:39 | Tran: 22:01 | Set: 1:28

Alt: -2.99° Az: 131.07° Direction: South-East

HR8408 is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class B4 in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus.

HR8408 visual magnitude is 5.96. Because of its faintness, HR8408 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 06m 00s

Declination -26° 42’ 05”

Hour Angle 20h 10m 15s

Sideral Time 18h 16m 16s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 04m 36s

Declination -26° 49’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 23.58°

Galactic Latitude -53.01°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8408.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.96

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -1.74

Spectral Type B4IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.14

Temperature 12293K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 346.02

Distance (light year) 1,128.03

Radial Speed -18 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.017 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD209522

SAO Catalogue SAO190864

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP108975

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2715757

FK5 Catalogue 3767

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 14011

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 116.7° RISE 18:39

Max altitude: 11.8° TRANSIT 22:01

Azimuth: 243.3° SET 1:28

Set Location

Other stars in Piscis Austrinus