HR8727

Above the horizon. Rise: 17:19 | Tran: 22:54 | Set: 4:32

Alt: 21.11° Az: 128.71° Direction: South-East

HR8727 is a giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Aquarius.

HR8727 visual magnitude is 6.31. Because of its faintness, HR8727 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 HR8727. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8727 during the next 10000 years (-2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 58m 34s

Declination -04° 40’ 37”

Hour Angle 20h 52m 19s

Sideral Time 19h 50m 53s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 57m 17s

Declination -04° 48’ 35”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 67.22°

Galactic Latitude -54.82°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8727.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.31

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.80

Spectral Type G9III

Color Index (B-V) 0.94

Temperature 4892K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8727 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8727. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8727 is distant 412.66 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 126.58

Distance (light year) 412.66

Radial Speed -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD216953

SAO Catalogue SAO146404

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP113345

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-05 5894

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8727 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 94.7° RISE 17:19

Max altitude: 33.8° TRANSIT 22:54

Azimuth: 265.3° SET 4:32

Set Location

Other stars in Aquarius