HR8741

Below the horizon. Rise: 3:48 | Tran: 8:39 | Set: 13:30

Alt: -48.62° Az: 331.89° Direction: North-North-West

HR8741 is a giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Aquarius.

HR8741 visual magnitude is 6.07. Because of its faintness, HR8741 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 HR8741. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8741 during the next 10000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 00m 55s

Declination -12° 56’ 03”

Hour Angle 10h 45m 27s

Sidereal Time 09h 46m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 59m 35s

Declination -13° 04’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 55.63°

Galactic Latitude -60.33°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.07

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.45

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.45

Temperature 3870K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8741 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8741. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8741 is distant 655.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 201.21

Distance (light year) 655.94

Radial Speed 13 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.01 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD217251

SAO Catalogue SAO165425

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP113531

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-13 6318

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8741 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 102.9° RISE 3:48

Max altitude: 25.6° TRANSIT 8:39

Azimuth: 257.1° SET 13:30

Set Location

Other stars in Aquarius