HR8719

Below the horizon. Rise: 20:07 | Tran: 22:45 | Set: 1:26

Alt: -1.52° Az: 216.31° Direction: South-West

HR8719 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus.

HR8719 visual magnitude is 6.1. Because of its faintness, HR8719 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 HR8719. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8719 during the next 10000 years (-5.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 57m 13s

Declination -31° 30’ 01”

Hour Angle 02h 55m 50s

Sideral Time 01h 53m 03s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 55m 51s

Declination -31° 37’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 15.79°

Galactic Latitude -64.5°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8719.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.1

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.22

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.36

Temperature 4017K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8719 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8719. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8719 is distant 947.67 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 290.70

Distance (light year) 947.67

Radial Speed 22 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.033 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD216761

SAO Catalogue SAO214187

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP113234

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3217312

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8719 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 121.5° RISE 20:07

Max altitude: 7.0° TRANSIT 22:45

Azimuth: 238.5° SET 1:26

Set Location

Other stars in Piscis Austrinus