HR8659

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -51.54° Az: 247.48° Direction: West-South-West

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

Right Ascension 22h 47m 56s

Declination -49° 33’ 17”

Hour Angle 07h 50m 41s

Sideral Time 06h 38m 38s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 46m 28s

Declination -49° 41’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 341.14°

Galactic Latitude -57.14°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8659.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.48

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.36

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.14

Temperature 4430K

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.

Distance (parsec) 233.10

Distance (light year) 759.91

Radial Speed 2 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.089 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.277"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD215504

SAO Catalogue SAO231287

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP112432

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-5013788

Visibility from Your Location

HR8659 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Grus