HR8662

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -21.16° Az: 219.73° Direction: South-West

HR8662 is a double giant star of spectral class A9 in the constellation of Grus.

HR8662 visual magnitude is 6.56. Because of its faintness, HR8662 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR8662. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8662 during the next 10000 years (9.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 48m 10s

Declination -46° 48’ 31”

Hour Angle 04h 02m 16s

Sideral Time 02h 50m 26s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 46m 43s

Declination -46° 56’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 345.57°

Galactic Latitude -58.54°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8662.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.56

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 2.21

Spectral Type A9III

Color Index (B-V) 0.3

Temperature 7462K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8662 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8662. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8662 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8662 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.56

Secondary star magnitude 9.56

Magnitude difference 3

Separation 10.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8662 is distant 241.30 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 74.02

Distance (light year) 241.30

Radial Speed -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.058 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD215545

SAO Catalogue SAO231290

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP112449

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4714331

Visibility from Your Location

HR8662 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Grus