HR8713

Below the horizon. Rise: 6:48 | Tran: 8:19 | Set: 9:50

Alt: -64.19° Az: 65.37° Direction: East-North-East

HR8713 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Grus.

HR8713 visual magnitude is 6.4. Because of its faintness, HR8713 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 HR8713. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8713 during the next 10000 years (7.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 56m 39s

Declination -36° 15’ 10”

Hour Angle 13h 57m 34s

Sidereal Time 12h 54m 14s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 55m 14s

Declination -36° 23’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 5.02°

Galactic Latitude -63.75°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.4

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.33

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.31

Temperature 4104K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8713 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8713. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8713 is distant 722.84 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 221.73

Distance (light year) 722.84

Radial Speed -26 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.046 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD216666

SAO Catalogue SAO214182

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP113189

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3714981

FK5 Catalogue 3831

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8713 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 126.3° RISE 6:48

Max altitude: 2.3° TRANSIT 8:19

Azimuth: 233.7° SET 9:50

Set Location

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