HR8501

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -15.45° Az: 187.24° Direction: South

HR8501 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class G3 in the constellation of Grus.

HR8501 visual magnitude is 5.37. Because of its faintness, HR8501 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 HR8501. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8501 during the next 1000 years (7.15 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.12 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 19m 50s

Declination -53° 30’ 10”

Hour Angle 00h 47m 09s

Sideral Time 23h 07m 00s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 18m 15s

Declination -53° 37’ 40”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 339.03°

Galactic Latitude -51.39°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8501.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.37

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 4.70

Spectral Type G3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.6

Temperature 5968K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8501 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8501. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8501 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8501 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.37

Secondary star magnitude 9.87

Magnitude difference 4.5

Separation 3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8501 is distant 44.37 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 13.61

Distance (light year) 44.37

Radial Speed -14 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.429 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.667"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD211415

SAO Catalogue SAO247400

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP110109

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-5410055

Gliese Catalogue Gl 853 A

Visibility from Your Location

HR8501 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Grus