HR8730

Below the horizon. Rise: 23:30 | Tran: 5:52 | Set: 12:10

Alt: -16.26° Az: 298.79° Direction: South

HR8730 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Pisces.

HR8730 visual magnitude is 6.28. Because of its faintness, HR8730 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 HR8730. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8730 during the next 10000 years (11.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 58m 50s

Declination +03° 56’ 49”

Hour Angle 08h 10m 00s

Sidereal Time 07h 08m 51s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 57m 32s

Declination +03° 48’ 37”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 76.91°

Galactic Latitude -48.62°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.28

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.53

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.12

Temperature 4472K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8730 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8730. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8730 is distant 460.45 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 141.24

Distance (light year) 460.45

Radial Speed 11 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.07 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.029"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD217019

SAO Catalogue SAO127860

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP113360

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+03 4799

FK5 Catalogue 3834

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8730 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 86.1° RISE 23:30

Max altitude: 42.5° TRANSIT 5:52

Azimuth: 273.9° SET 12:10

Set Location

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