HR8791

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -11.04° Az: 176.61° Direction: South

HR8791 is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Grus.

HR8791 visual magnitude is 6.33. Because of its faintness, HR8791 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 HR8791. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8791 during the next 10000 years (2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 08m 36s

Declination -49° 28’ 07”

Hour Angle 23h 39m 29s

Sidereal Time 22h 48m 05s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 07m 09s

Declination -49° 36’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 337.56°

Galactic Latitude -59.92°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.33

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.68

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.45

Temperature 3870K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8791 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8791. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8791 is distant 1,304.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 400.00

Distance (light year) 1,304.00

Radial Speed 22 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.017 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD218255

SAO Catalogue SAO231445

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP114159

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-5013885

Visibility from Your Location

HR8791 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Grus