HR8619

Below the horizon. Rise: 20:42 | Tran: 23:51 | Set: 3:05

Alt: -61.53° Az: 43.54° Direction: North-East

HR8619 is a multiple hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus.

HR8619 visual magnitude is 6.31. Because of its faintness, HR8619 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 HR8619. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8619 during the next 10000 years (12.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 41m 06s

Declination -28° 11’ 45”

Hour Angle 13h 27m 30s

Sideral Time 12h 08m 36s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 39m 43s

Declination -28° 19’ 31”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 22.82°

Galactic Latitude -60.92°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8619.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.31

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.54

Spectral Type K0IV

Color Index (B-V) 1.01

Temperature 4719K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8619 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8619. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8619 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8619 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.31

Secondary star magnitude 7.61

Magnitude difference 1.3

Separation 86.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8619 is distant 465.71 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 142.86

Distance (light year) 465.71

Radial Speed -22 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.076 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.031"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD214599

SAO Catalogue SAO191308

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP111879

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2817873

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS16149

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8619 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 118.2° RISE 20:42

Max altitude: 10.3° TRANSIT 23:51

Azimuth: 241.8° SET 3:05

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

Location

Other stars in Piscis Austrinus