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Other stars in Piscis Austrinus
- Fomalhaut
- ε Piscis Austrini
- δ Piscis Austrini
- β Piscis Austrini
- ι Piscis Austrini
- γ Piscis Austrini
- μ Piscis Austrini
- τ Piscis Austrini
- υ Piscis Austrini
- θ Piscis Austrini
- π Piscis Austrini
- HR8444
- η Piscis Austrini
- λ Piscis Austrini
- HR8740
- HR8754
- HR8470
- HR8743
- HR8616
- 8 Piscis Austrini
- HR8601
- HR8623
- HR8563
- HR8408
- 21 Piscis Austrini
- 6 Piscis Austrini
- HR8719
- 7 Piscis Austrini
- HR8732
- HR8492
- HR8464
- 19 Piscis Austrini
- HR8268
- HR8668
- HR8746
- HR8674
- HR8619
- HR8680
- HR8437
- HR8365
- HR8244
- ζ Piscis Austrini
- HR8446
- HR8614
- 13 Piscis Austrini
- HR8721
- HR8282
- 5 Piscis Austrini
- HR8398
HR8740
Below the horizon.
Rise: 5:16 | Tran: 8:16 | Set: 11:15
Alt: -4.20°
Az: 134.13°
Direction: South-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
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR8740.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
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
Alternative Designations
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):