HR8749

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -29.95° Az: 135.44° Direction: South-East

HR8749 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Grus.

HR8749 visual magnitude is 5.68. Because of its faintness, HR8749 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 HR8749. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8749 during the next 10000 years (13.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 02m 35s

Declination -50° 48’ 47”

Hour Angle 19h 03m 14s

Sidereal Time 18h 05m 50s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 01m 07s

Declination -50° 57’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 336.68°

Galactic Latitude -58.33°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.68

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.16

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.42

Temperature 3918K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8749 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8749. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8749 is distant 480.83 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 147.49

Distance (light year) 480.83

Radial Speed 8 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.078 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD217403

SAO Catalogue SAO247683

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP113657

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-5113446

Visibility from Your Location

HR8749 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Grus