HR8420

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -58.50° Az: 158.21° Direction: South

HR8420 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Octans.

HR8420 visual magnitude is 6.55. Because of its faintness, HR8420 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR8420. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8420 during the next 10000 years (5.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 13m 02s

Declination -75° 45’ 15”

Hour Angle 15h 28m 00s

Sidereal Time 13h 41m 02s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 10m 42s

Declination -75° 52’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 314.37°

Galactic Latitude -37.45°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8420.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.55

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.19

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.18

Temperature 4348K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8420 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8420. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8420 is distant 384.89 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 51 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 118.06

Distance (light year) 384.89

Radial Speed 51 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.035 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD209855

SAO Catalogue SAO258003

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP109477

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-76 1547

Visibility from Your Location

HR8420 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Octans