HR8743

Above the horizon. Rise: 14:18 | Tran: 17:53 | Set: 21:28

Alt: 5.58° Az: 216.35° Direction: South-West

HR8743 is a giant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus.

HR8743 visual magnitude is 5.65. Because of its faintness, HR8743 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 HR8743. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8743 during the next 10000 years (5.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -12.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 01m 26s

Declination -25° 01’ 47”

Hour Angle 02h 42m 28s

Sidereal Time 01h 43m 54s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 00m 05s

Declination -25° 09’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 31.11°

Galactic Latitude -64.99°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.65

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.03

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1.25

Temperature 4213K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8743 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8743. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8743 is distant 705.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 35 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 216.45

Distance (light year) 705.63

Radial Speed -35 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.035 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.075"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD217303

SAO Catalogue SAO191554

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP113562

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2516220

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8743 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 115.0° RISE 14:18

Max altitude: 13.5° TRANSIT 17:53

Azimuth: 245.0° SET 21:28

Set Location

Other stars in Piscis Austrinus