HR8686

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -71.54° Az: 128.10° Direction: South-East

HR8686 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Tucana.

HR8686 visual magnitude is 6.46. Because of its faintness, HR8686 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 HR8686. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8686 during the next 10000 years (-7.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 53m 17s

Declination -59° 44’ 58”

Hour Angle 13h 58m 36s

Sideral Time 12h 51m 53s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 51m 44s

Declination -59° 52’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 326.58°

Galactic Latitude -51.4°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8686.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.46

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.26

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.13

Temperature 4451K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8686 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8686. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8686 is distant 357.06 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 109.53

Distance (light year) 357.06

Proper Motion RA -0.046 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD216169

SAO Catalogue SAO255336

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP112895

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-60 7610

FK5 Catalogue 3826

Visibility from Your Location

HR8686 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 Tucana