HR8760

Below the horizon. Rise: 6:24 | Tran: 7:55 | Set: 9:25

Alt: -68.80° Az: 52.32° Direction: North-East

HR8760 is a double giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Grus.

HR8760 visual magnitude is 6.47. Because of its faintness, HR8760 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 HR8760. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8760 during the next 10000 years (5.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 03m 58s

Declination -36° 17’ 01”

Hour Angle 13h 23m 10s

Sidereal Time 12h 27m 09s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 02m 34s

Declination -36° 25’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 4.16°

Galactic Latitude -65.17°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.47

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.94

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 0.94

Temperature 4892K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8760 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8760. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8760 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8760 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.47

Secondary star magnitude 9.47

Magnitude difference 3

Separation 2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8760 is distant 415.29 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 127.39

Distance (light year) 415.29

Proper Motion RA 0.031 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.035"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD217642

SAO Catalogue SAO214261

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP113784

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3715047

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8760 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 126.3° RISE 6:24

Max altitude: 2.2° TRANSIT 7:55

Azimuth: 233.7° SET 9:25

Set Location

Other stars in Grus