HR8457

Below the horizon. Rise: 2:41 | Tran: 6:44 | Set: 10:47

Alt: -34.08° Az: 278.73° Direction: West

HR8457 is a main-sequence star of spectral class F6 in the constellation of Aquarius.

HR8457 visual magnitude is 6.09. Because of its faintness, HR8457 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 HR8457. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8457 during the next 1000 years (2.03 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.55 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 12m 26s

Declination -21° 06’ 23”

Hour Angle 07h 54m 36s

Sidereal Time 06h 07m 03s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 11m 02s

Declination -21° 13’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 33.2°

Galactic Latitude -53.1°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8457.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.09

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.32

Spectral Type F6V

Color Index (B-V) 0.5

Temperature 6389K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8457 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8457. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8457 is distant 184.81 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 56.69

Distance (light year) 184.81

Radial Speed -13 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.122 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.033"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD210464

SAO Catalogue SAO190945

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP109509

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-21 6173

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8457 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 111.1° RISE 2:41

Max altitude: 17.4° TRANSIT 6:44

Azimuth: 248.9° SET 10:47

Set Location

Other stars in Aquarius