HR8629

Below the horizon. Rise: 18:31 | Tran: 0:12 | Set: 5:57

Alt: -33.93° Az: 316.84° Direction: North-West

HR8629 is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class F6 in the constellation of Aquarius.

HR8629 visual magnitude is 6.31. Because of its faintness, HR8629 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 HR8629. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8629 during the next 10000 years (0.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 42m 04s

Declination -03° 25’ 28”

Hour Angle 09h 41m 23s

Sideral Time 08h 23m 28s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 40m 47s

Declination -03° 33’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 64.27°

Galactic Latitude -50.9°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8629.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.31

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.69

Spectral Type F6V

Color Index (B-V) 0.52

Temperature 6300K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8629 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8629. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8629 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 HR8629 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.31

Secondary star magnitude 6.81

Magnitude difference 0.5

Separation 0.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8629 is distant 109.18 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 33.49

Distance (light year) 109.18

Radial Speed 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.003 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.042"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD214810

SAO Catalogue SAO146239

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP111965

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-04 5728

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8629 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 93.4° RISE 18:31

Max altitude: 35.1° TRANSIT 0:12

Azimuth: 266.6° SET 5:57

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

Location

Other stars in Aquarius