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HR8526

Altitude: -36.9°   Azimuth: 175.3°   Direction: South

HR8526 is a double main-sequence star in the constellation of Octans.

HR8526 visual magnitude is 6.04. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8526 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 HR8526 is 0.048 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.01 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR8526 star
DSS2 image of HR8526. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8526 during the next 10000 years (8.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR8526

6.04
Main-sequence

HR8526 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -36.9°
Azimuth: 175.3°
Direction: South

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8526

HR8526 is situated close to the southern celestial pole and, as such, it is easilty visible for most part of the year from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR8526 are provided in the following table:

22h 25m 50s
-75° 00’ 56”
314.28°
-38.73°
Octans

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8526 in the sky:

Finder chart HR8526 star
Simplified finder chart for HR8526.

Visibility of HR8526 from your location

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

HR8526 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Distance of HR8526 from the Sun and relative movement

HR8526 is distant 75.13 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

23.05 pc
75.13 ly
14 km/s
0.048 arcsec/year
0.01 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8526

HR8526 belongs to spectral class G3 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

4.23
G3V
5815K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8526 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8526. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR8526 star system properties

HR8526 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8526 double sysyem:

6.04
8.74
2.7
20.4 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR8526

SAO258036
SAO258036