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Other stars in Indus
HR8794
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -37.71°
Az: 193.03°
Direction: South-South-West
HR8794 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Indus.
HR8794 visual magnitude is 6.15. Because of its faintness, HR8794 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 HR8794. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8794 during the next
10000 years (3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.83 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR8794.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8794 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8794.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR8794 is distant 607.08 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR8794 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK