HR8674

Below the horizon. Rise: 18:52 | Tran: 22:21 | Set: 1:54

Alt: -20.48° Az: 253.96° Direction: West-South-West

HR8674 is a giant star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus.

HR8674 visual magnitude is 6.3. Because of its faintness, HR8674 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 HR8674. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8674 during the next 1000 years (1.87 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.90 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 49m 17s

Declination -25° 46’ 50”

Hour Angle 06h 03m 55s

Sideral Time 04h 53m 13s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 47m 56s

Declination -25° 54’ 42”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 28.36°

Galactic Latitude -62.41°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8674.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.3

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.30

Spectral Type G5III

Color Index (B-V) 0.91

Temperature 4970K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8674 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8674. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8674 is distant 516.64 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 158.48

Distance (light year) 516.64

Radial Speed -26 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.112 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.114"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD215782

SAO Catalogue SAO191412

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP112567

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2616324

FK5 Catalogue 3824

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8674 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 115.8° RISE 18:52

Max altitude: 12.7° TRANSIT 22:21

Azimuth: 244.2° SET 1:54

Set Location

Other stars in Piscis Austrinus