HR8639
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -64.63°
Az: 272.31°
Direction: West
HR8639 is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Grus.
HR8639 visual magnitude is 6.07. Because of its faintness, HR8639 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 HR8639. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8639 during the next
10000 years (7.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.17 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for HR8639.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for HR8639.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8639 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8639.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR8639 is distant 319.92 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR8639 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK