HR8669

Above the horizon. Rise: 18:31 | Tran: 4:54 | Set: 15:12

Alt: 31.37° Az: 147.94° Direction: South

HR8669 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Tucana.

HR8669 visual magnitude is 6.37. Because of its faintness, HR8669 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 HR8669. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8669 during the next 10000 years (11.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 49m 58s

Declination -61° 32’ 56”

Hour Angle 19h 11m 49s

Sidereal Time 18h 01m 48s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 48m 21s

Declination -61° 41’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 325.03°

Galactic Latitude -49.83°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.37

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.96

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.06

Temperature 4603K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8669 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8669. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8669 is distant 393.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 120.63

Distance (light year) 393.24

Radial Speed -18 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.069 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD215682

SAO Catalogue SAO255321

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP112603

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-62 6369

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8669 rise, transit and set times from Springs, South Africa are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Africa/Johannesburg):

Azimuth: 151.5° RISE 18:31

Max altitude: 54.7° TRANSIT 4:54

Azimuth: 208.5° SET 15:12

Name:	Springs, South Africa
Latitude:	26° 15' 0.0" S
Longitude:	28° 23' 60.0" E
Timezone:	Africa/Johannesburg

Set Location

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