HR8437

Above the horizon. Rise: 4:56 | Tran: 7:17 | Set: 9:38

Alt: 3.61° Az: 197.15° Direction: South-South-West

HR8437 is a giant star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus.

HR8437 visual magnitude is 6.37. Because of its faintness, HR8437 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 HR8437. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8437 during the next 10000 years (3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 10m 10s

Declination -33° 00’ 01”

Hour Angle 01h 22m 11s

Sidereal Time 23h 32m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 08m 42s

Declination -33° 07’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 13.11°

Galactic Latitude -54.53°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.37

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.89

Spectral Type A2III

Color Index (B-V) 0.2

Temperature 8163K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8437 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8437. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8437 is distant 256.69 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 78.74

Distance (light year) 256.69

Radial Speed -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.022 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.029"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD210111

SAO Catalogue SAO213583

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP109306

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3315926

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8437 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 123.0° RISE 4:56

Max altitude: 5.5° TRANSIT 7:17

Azimuth: 237.0° SET 9:38

Set Location

Other stars in Piscis Austrinus