HR8734

Below the horizon. Rise: 2:08 | Tran: 7:54 | Set: 13:41

Alt: -29.94° Az: 49.42° Direction: North-East

HR8734 is a double sub-giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Pisces.

HR8734 visual magnitude is 6.16. Because of its faintness, HR8734 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 HR8734. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8734 during the next 10000 years (-0.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 59m 33s

Declination -02° 15’ 32”

Hour Angle 14h 44m 47s

Sidereal Time 13h 44m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 58m 15s

Declination -02° 23’ 43”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 70.47°

Galactic Latitude -53.32°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8734.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.16

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 4.69

Spectral Type G8IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.74

Temperature 5468K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8734 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8734. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8734 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8734 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.16

Secondary star magnitude 7.46

Magnitude difference 1.3

Separation 0 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8734 is distant 64.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 19.72

Distance (light year) 64.29

Radial Speed -12 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.003 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD217107

SAO Catalogue SAO146412

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP113421

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-03 5539

FK5 Catalogue 3836

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8734 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 92.3° RISE 2:08

Max altitude: 36.3° TRANSIT 7:54

Azimuth: 267.7° SET 13:41

Set Location

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