HR8732

Above the horizon. Rise: 20:57 | Tran: 22:43 | Set: 0:30

Alt: 3.13° Az: 179.41° Direction: South

HR8732 is a giant star of spectral class F8 in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus.

HR8732 visual magnitude is 6.13. Because of its faintness, HR8732 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 HR8732. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8732 during the next 1000 years (-0.02 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.85 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 59m 57s

Declination -35° 23’ 23”

Hour Angle 23h 57m 06s

Sideral Time 22h 57m 03s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 58m 35s

Declination -35° 31’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 6.64°

Galactic Latitude -64.59°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8732.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.13

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.68

Spectral Type F8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.58

Temperature 6047K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8732 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8732. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8732 is distant 253.50 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 77.76

Distance (light year) 253.50

Radial Speed 21 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.111"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD217096

SAO Catalogue SAO214215

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP113447

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3615650

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8732 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 125.4° RISE 20:57

Max altitude: 3.1° TRANSIT 22:43

Azimuth: 234.6° SET 0:30

Set Location

Other stars in Piscis Austrinus