HR8772

Above the horizon. Rise: 18:25 | Tran: 0:00 | Set: 5:38

Alt: 15.69° Az: 240.76° Direction: West-South-West

HR8772 is a main-sequence star of spectral class F8 in the constellation of Aquarius.

HR8772 visual magnitude is 6.68. Because of its faintness, HR8772 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR8772. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8772 during the next 1000 years (5.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.47 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 05m 13s

Declination -04° 39’ 41”

Hour Angle 03h 49m 45s

Sideral Time 02h 54m 59s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 03m 57s

Declination -04° 47’ 43”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 69.23°

Galactic Latitude -56.02°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8772.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.68

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 4.24

Spectral Type F8V

Color Index (B-V) 0.58

Temperature 6047K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8772 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8772. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8772 is distant 100.31 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 30.77

Distance (light year) 100.31

Radial Speed -14 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.32 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.028"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD217877

SAO Catalogue SAO146482

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP113896

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-05 5917

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8772 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 94.7° RISE 18:25

Max altitude: 33.9° TRANSIT 0:00

Azimuth: 265.3° SET 5:38

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

Location

Other stars in Aquarius