HR8611

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -14.16° Az: 183.70° Direction: South

HR8611 is a variable and double giant star of spectral class F1 in the constellation of Grus.

HR8611 visual magnitude is 6.65. Because of its faintness, HR8611 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR8611. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8611 during the next 10000 years (0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 40m 41s

Declination -52° 33’ 34”

Hour Angle 00h 23m 39s

Sidereal Time 23h 04m 20s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 39m 08s

Declination -52° 41’ 31”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 337.71°

Galactic Latitude -54.56°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8611.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.65

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.06

Spectral Type F1III

Color Index (B-V) 0.35

Temperature 7158K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8611 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8611. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8611 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8611 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.65

Secondary star magnitude 11.35

Magnitude difference 4.7

Separation 33.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8611 is distant 427.82 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 131.23

Distance (light year) 427.82

Radial Speed 11 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD214441

SAO Catalogue SAO247531

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP111833

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-5310326

General Catalogue of Variable Stars CC Gru

Visibility from Your Location

HR8611 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Grus