HR8764

Below the horizon. Rise: 9:07 | Tran: 13:13 | Set: 17:18

Alt: -47.37° Az: 58.31° Direction: East-North-East

HR8764 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Aquarius.

HR8764 visual magnitude is 5.97. Because of its faintness, HR8764 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 HR8764. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8764 during the next 1000 years (-0.97 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.95 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 04m 04s

Declination -20° 44’ 05”

Hour Angle 14h 32m 09s

Sidereal Time 13h 36m 14s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 02m 44s

Declination -20° 52’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 41.2°

Galactic Latitude -64.46°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.97

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 1.54

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 0.94

Temperature 4892K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8764 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8764. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8764 is distant 250.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 76.86

Distance (light year) 250.58

Radial Speed 26 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.058 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.117"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD217703

SAO Catalogue SAO191604

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP113801

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-21 6354

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8764 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 110.7° RISE 9:07

Max altitude: 17.8° TRANSIT 13:13

Azimuth: 249.3° SET 17:18

Set Location

Other stars in Aquarius