HR8646

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -70.92° Az: 230.39° Direction: South-West

HR8646 is a main-sequence star of spectral class F3 in the constellation of Tucana.

HR8646 visual magnitude is 6.3. Because of its faintness, HR8646 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 HR8646. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8646 during the next 10000 years (0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 45m 53s

Declination -60° 21’ 56”

Hour Angle 09h 57m 29s

Sidereal Time 08h 43m 23s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 44m 16s

Declination -60° 29’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 326.89°

Galactic Latitude -50.3°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8646.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.3

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.64

Spectral Type F3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.56

Temperature 6129K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8646 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8646. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8646 is distant 441.73 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 135.50

Distance (light year) 441.73

Radial Speed -6 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD215121

SAO Catalogue SAO255299

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP112259

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-61 6676

Visibility from Your Location

HR8646 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Tucana