HR8509

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -31.01° Az: 214.63° Direction: South-West

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.

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

Right Ascension 22h 22m 14s

Declination -57° 23’ 04”

Hour Angle 04h 18m 32s

Sidereal Time 02h 40m 46s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 20m 36s

Declination -57° 30’ 35”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 333.47°

Galactic Latitude -49.71°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8509.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.34

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.55

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.37

Temperature 4000K

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

Distance (parsec) 239.23

Distance (light year) 779.90

Radial Speed -34 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.022 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD211726

SAO Catalogue SAO247410

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP110311

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-58 7942

Visibility from Your Location

HR8509 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Tucana