HR8657

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -15.37° Az: 210.57° Direction: South-South-West

HR8657 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Grus.

HR8657 visual magnitude is 5.51. Because of its faintness, HR8657 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 HR8657. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8657 during the next 10000 years (-5.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 47m 07s

Declination -46° 24’ 59”

Hour Angle 03h 01m 23s

Sideral Time 01h 48m 30s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 45m 40s

Declination -46° 32’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 346.39°

Galactic Latitude -58.57°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8657.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.51

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.03

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.32

Temperature 4086K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8657 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8657. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8657 is distant 663.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 42 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 203.67

Distance (light year) 663.95

Radial Speed 42 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.031 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.02"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD215405

SAO Catalogue SAO231278

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP112381

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4714320

Visibility from Your Location

HR8657 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Grus