HR8635

HR8635 is a variable and double hypergiant star in the constellation of Grus.

HR8635 visual magnitude is 5.98. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8635 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR8635:

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8635

HR8635 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR8635 are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8635 in the sky:

Visibility of HR8635 from your location

HR8635 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR8635

The image below is a photograph of HR8635 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR8635 is 0.009 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.326 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR8635 from the Sun and relative movement

HR8635 is distant 76.76 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of HR8635

HR8635 belongs to spectral class G0 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a hypergiant star.

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8635 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR8635 star system properties

HR8635 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 HR8635 double sysyem:

Alternative designations of HR8635