HR8623

Below the horizon. Rise: 19:45 | Tran: 22:33 | Set: 1:25

Alt: -7.73° Az: 229.27° Direction: South-West

HR8623 is a variable giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus.

HR8623 visual magnitude is 5.87. Because of its faintness, HR8623 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 HR8623. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8623 during the next 1000 years (-1.72 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.48 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 41m 45s

Declination -30° 31’ 44”

Hour Angle 04h 02m 38s

Sideral Time 02h 44m 23s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 40m 22s

Declination -30° 39’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 18.02°

Galactic Latitude -61.2°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8623.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.87

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.60

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.3

Temperature 4121K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8623 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8623. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8623 is distant 641.73 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 79 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 196.85

Distance (light year) 641.73

Radial Speed 79 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.103 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.209"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD214690

SAO Catalogue SAO214000

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP111934

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3118920

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 14266

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8623 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 120.5° RISE 19:45

Max altitude: 8.0° TRANSIT 22:33

Azimuth: 239.5° SET 1:25

Set Location

Other stars in Piscis Austrinus