HR8756

Above the horizon. Rise: 20:32 | Tran: 0:25 | Set: 4:21

Alt: 15.83° Az: 177.60° Direction: South

HR8756 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Aquarius.

HR8756 visual magnitude is 6.28. Because of its faintness, HR8756 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 HR8756. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8756 during the next 10000 years (4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 02m 42s

Declination -22° 39’ 27”

Hour Angle 23h 49m 58s

Sideral Time 22h 52m 41s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 01m 23s

Declination -22° 47’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 36.71°

Galactic Latitude -64.73°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8756.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.28

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.27

Spectral Type A5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.13

Temperature 8748K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8756 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8756. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8756 is distant 326.98 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 100.30

Distance (light year) 326.98

Radial Speed -12 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.026 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.027"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD217498

SAO Catalogue SAO191585

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP113673

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2317706

FK5 Catalogue 3842

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8756 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 112.7° RISE 20:32

Max altitude: 15.9° TRANSIT 0:25

Azimuth: 247.3° SET 4:21

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Aquarius