HR8601

Below the horizon. Rise: 19:36 | Tran: 22:14 | Set: 0:51

Alt: -36.87° Az: 263.83° Direction: West

HR8601 is a double giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus.

HR8601 visual magnitude is 5.82. Because of its faintness, HR8601 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 HR8601. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8601 during the next 10000 years (-7.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 37m 58s

Declination -31° 32’ 05”

Hour Angle 07h 24m 17s

Sideral Time 06h 02m 16s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 36m 35s

Declination -31° 39’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 15.94°

Galactic Latitude -60.4°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8601.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.82

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.92

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.09

Temperature 4537K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8601 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8601. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8601 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8601 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.82

Secondary star magnitude 7.62

Magnitude difference 1.8

Separation 91.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8601 is distant 311.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 95.69

Distance (light year) 311.96

Radial Speed 13 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.042 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.044"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD214122

SAO Catalogue SAO213948

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP111600

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3217161

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8601 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 121.5° RISE 19:36

Max altitude: 7.0° TRANSIT 22:14

Azimuth: 238.5° SET 0:51

Set Location

Other stars in Piscis Austrinus