HR8526

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -59.70° Az: 157.31° Direction: South

HR8526 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class G3 in the constellation of Octans.

HR8526 visual magnitude is 6.04. Because of its faintness, HR8526 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 27m 59s

Declination -74° 53’ 06”

Hour Angle 15h 13m 04s

Sidereal Time 13h 41m 03s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 25m 50s

Declination -75° 00’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 314.28°

Galactic Latitude -38.73°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8526.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.04

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 4.23

Spectral Type G3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.64

Temperature 5815K

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

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

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:

Main star magnitude 6.04

Secondary star magnitude 8.74

Magnitude difference 2.7

Separation 20.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 23.05

Distance (light year) 75.13

Radial Speed 14 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.048 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD212168

SAO Catalogue SAO258036

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP110712

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-75 1748

FK5 Catalogue 3789

Visibility from Your Location

HR8526 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Octans