HR8432

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -58.49° Az: 158.68° Direction: South

HR8432 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Octans.

HR8432 visual magnitude is 6.15. Because of its faintness, HR8432 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 HR8432. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8432 during the next 10000 years (-7.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 14m 15s

Declination -75° 59’ 21”

Hour Angle 15h 26m 46s

Sidereal Time 13h 41m 01s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 11m 55s

Declination -76° 06’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 314.09°

Galactic Latitude -37.34°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8432.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.15

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 1.32

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1

Temperature 4743K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8432 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8432. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8432 is distant 301.85 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 92.59

Distance (light year) 301.85

Radial Speed 25 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.044 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.043"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD210056

SAO Catalogue SAO258006

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP109584

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-76 1549

Visibility from Your Location

HR8432 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Octans