HR8581

Below the horizon. Rise: 18:05 | Tran: 23:31 | Set: 5:00

Alt: -36.84° Az: 315.78° Direction: North-West

HR8581 is a main-sequence star of spectral class F7 in the constellation of Aquarius.

HR8581 visual magnitude is 6.14. Because of its faintness, HR8581 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 HR8581. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8581 during the next 1000 years (2.88 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.77 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 32m 35s

Declination -06° 25’ 38”

Hour Angle 09h 43m 19s

Sideral Time 08h 15m 55s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 31m 18s

Declination -06° 33’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 58.21°

Galactic Latitude -50.9°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8581.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.14

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 4.11

Spectral Type F7V

Color Index (B-V) 0.56

Temperature 6129K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8581 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8581. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8581 is distant 83.21 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 25.52

Distance (light year) 83.21

Radial Speed -6 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.173 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.106"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD213429

SAO Catalogue SAO146135

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP111170

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-07 5797

Gliese Catalogue Gl 862.1

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8581 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 96.4° RISE 18:05

Max altitude: 32.1° TRANSIT 23:31

Azimuth: 263.6° SET 5:00

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Aquarius