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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
SunriseRise: 5:45  
clear_day Transit: 12:56  
SunsetSet: 20:09
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HR8444

Altitude: -57.3°   Azimuth: 287.1°   Direction: West-North-West

HR8444 is a variable main-sequence star in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus.

HR8444 visual magnitude is 5.37. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8444 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 HR8444 is -0.017 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.038 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR8444 star
DSS2 image of HR8444. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8444 during the next 10000 years (-2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.33 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR8444

5.37
Main-sequence

HR8444 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -57.3°
Azimuth: 287.1°
Direction: West-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8444

HR8444 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 HR8444 are provided in the following table:

22h 09m 55s
-34° 00’ 52”
11.58°
-54.79°
Piscis Austrinus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8444 in the sky:

Finder chart HR8444 star
Simplified finder chart for HR8444.

Visibility of HR8444 from your location

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

Today's HR8444 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 124.0°
Max altitude: 4.5°
Azimuth: 236.0°

Distance of HR8444 from the Sun and relative movement

HR8444 is distant 212.38 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

65.15 pc
212.38 ly
2 km/s
-0.017 arcsec/year
0.038 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8444

HR8444 belongs to spectral class A5 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

1.30
A5V
7866K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8444 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8444. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR8444

SAO213599
SAO213599