HR8635

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -21.13° Az: 140.81° Direction: South-East

HR8635 is a variable and double hypergiant star of spectral class G0 in the constellation of Grus.

HR8635 visual magnitude is 5.98. Because of its faintness, HR8635 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 HR8635. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8635 during the next 1000 years (0.15 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.43 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 44m 06s

Declination -47° 04’ 37”

Hour Angle 20h 00m 15s

Sidereal Time 18h 44m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 42m 36s

Declination -47° 12’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 345.74°

Galactic Latitude -57.8°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.98

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 4.12

Spectral Type G0V

Color Index (B-V) 0.58

Temperature 6047K

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

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8635. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

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:

Main star magnitude 5.98

Secondary star magnitude 9.98

Magnitude difference 4

Separation 7.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 23.55

Distance (light year) 76.76

Radial Speed 17 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.009 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.326"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD214953

SAO Catalogue SAO231257

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP112117

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4714307

Gliese Catalogue Gl 871 A

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 14277

Visibility from Your Location

HR8635 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Grus