HR8740

Below the horizon. Rise: 19:41 | Tran: 22:41 | Set: 1:44

Alt: -42.82° Az: 84.73° Direction: East

HR8740 is a variable star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus.

HR8740 visual magnitude is 5.51. Because of its faintness, HR8740 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 HR8740. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8740 during the next 100000 years (-5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 15.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 00m 56s

Declination -29° 19’ 44”

Hour Angle 15h 47m 38s

Sideral Time 14h 48m 35s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 59m 35s

Declination -29° 27’ 43”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 20.89°

Galactic Latitude -65.33°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8740.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.51

Class

Absolute magnitude 0.26

Spectral Type A5

Color Index (B-V) 0.25

Temperature 7795K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8740 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8740. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8740 is distant 366.29 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 112.36

Distance (light year) 366.29

Proper Motion RA -0.003 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD217236

SAO Catalogue SAO191550

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP113532

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3019383

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 14380

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8740 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 119.3° RISE 19:41

Max altitude: 9.2° TRANSIT 22:41

Azimuth: 240.7° SET 1:44

Set Location

Other stars in Piscis Austrinus