HR8577

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -58.49° Az: 164.32° Direction: South

HR8577 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Octans.

HR8577 visual magnitude is 6.15. Because of its faintness, HR8577 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 HR8577. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8577 during the next 10000 years (7.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 37m 45s

Declination -78° 38’ 20”

Hour Angle 15h 03m 16s

Sidereal Time 13h 41m 01s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 35m 26s

Declination -78° 46’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 310.69°

Galactic Latitude -36.22°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8577.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.15

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.47

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.38

Temperature 3983K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8577 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8577. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8577 is distant 1,090.30 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 334.45

Distance (light year) 1,090.30

Radial Speed -13 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.046 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD213402

SAO Catalogue SAO258049

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP111504

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-79 1206

FK5 Catalogue 3807

Visibility from Your Location

HR8577 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Octans