HR8659
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -18.15°
Az: 150.93°
Direction: South-South-East
HR8659 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Grus.
HR8659 visual magnitude is 6.48. Because of its faintness, HR8659 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 HR8659. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8659 during the next
1000 years (1.48 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.62 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR8659.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8659 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8659.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR8659 is distant 759.91 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR8659 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK