HR8612

Above the horizon. Rise: 2:43 | Tran: 8:02 | Set: 13:21

Alt: 20.99° Az: 135.59° Direction: South-East

HR8612 is a variable and double hypergiant star of spectral class G0 in the constellation of Aquarius.

HR8612 visual magnitude is 6.23. Because of its faintness, HR8612 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 HR8612. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8612 during the next 10000 years (12.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 39m 41s

Declination -07° 45’ 54”

Hour Angle 21h 14m 58s

Sidereal Time 19h 54m 40s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 38m 22s

Declination -07° 53’ 52”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 58.1°

Galactic Latitude -53.1°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8612.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.23

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.49

Spectral Type G0III

Color Index (B-V) 0.78

Temperature 5342K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8612 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8612. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8612 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8612 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.23

Secondary star magnitude 8.03

Magnitude difference 1.8

Separation 0.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8612 is distant 459.15 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 140.85

Distance (light year) 459.15

Radial Speed -17 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.076 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD214448

SAO Catalogue SAO146216

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP111761

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-08 5912

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 14255

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS16130

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8612 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 97.8° RISE 2:43

Max altitude: 30.8° TRANSIT 8:02

Azimuth: 262.2° SET 13:21

Set Location

Other stars in Aquarius