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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:19 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:32
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HR8672

Altitude: -31.8°   Azimuth: 180.6°   Direction: South

HR8672 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Indus.

HR8672 visual magnitude is 6.34. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8672 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR8672 is 0.005 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.04 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR8672 star
DSS2 image of HR8672. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8672 during the next 10000 years (0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR8672

6.34
Main-sequence

HR8672 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -31.8°
Azimuth: 180.6°
Direction: South

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8672

HR8672 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR8672 are provided in the following table:

22h 49m 17s
-70° 20’ 52”
316.54°
-43.41°
Indus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8672 in the sky:

Finder chart HR8672 star
Simplified finder chart for HR8672.

Visibility of HR8672 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR8672 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR8672 from the Sun and relative movement

HR8672 is distant 326.65 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

100.20 pc
326.65 ly
8 km/s
0.005 arcsec/year
0.04 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8672

HR8672 belongs to spectral class A2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

1.34
A2V
9328K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8672 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8672. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR8672

SAO258070
SAO258070