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HR8509

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -30.22°   Az: 146.44°   Direction: South-South-East

HR8509 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Tucana.

HR8509 visual magnitude is 6.34. Because of its faintness, HR8509 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.

Image of HR8509 star
DSS2 image of HR8509. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8509 during the next 10000 years (3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

22h 22m 16s
-57° 22’ 53”
19h 50m 27s
18h 12m 44s

J2000

22h 20m 36s
-57° 30’ 35”

Galactic Coordinates

333.47°
-49.71°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8509.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.34
Giant

-0.55
K3III
4000K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8509 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8509. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8509 is distant 779.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 34 kilometers per second.

239.23
779.90
-34 km/s
0.022 arcsec/y
-0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO247410
SAO247410

Visibility from Your Location

HR8509 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK