HR8754

Above the horizon. Rise: 19:41 | Tran: 22:46 | Set: 1:55

Alt: 2.17° Az: 145.06° Direction: South-East

HR8754 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus.

HR8754 visual magnitude is 5.55. Because of its faintness, HR8754 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 HR8754. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8754 during the next 10000 years (11.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 02m 40s

Declination -28° 43’ 12”

Hour Angle 21h 17m 02s

Sideral Time 20h 19m 43s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 01m 19s

Declination -28° 51’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 22.39°

Galactic Latitude -65.68°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8754.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.55

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.72

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.35

Temperature 4034K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8754 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8754. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8754 is distant 584.23 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 179.21

Distance (light year) 584.23

Radial Speed -25 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.066 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD217484

SAO Catalogue SAO191581

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP113669

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2918537

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8754 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 118.7° RISE 19:41

Max altitude: 9.8° TRANSIT 22:46

Azimuth: 241.3° SET 1:55

Set Location

Other stars in Piscis Austrinus