HR8814

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -18.38° Az: 223.06° Direction: South-West

HR8814 is a double sub-giant star of spectral class F4 in the constellation of Grus.

HR8814 visual magnitude is 5.81. Because of its faintness, HR8814 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 HR8814. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8814 during the next 1000 years (-5.42 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.12 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 11m 20s

Declination -42° 43’ 32”

Hour Angle 04h 07m 33s

Sidereal Time 03h 18m 53s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 09m 57s

Declination -42° 51’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 348.92°

Galactic Latitude -64.11°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8814.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.81

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 3.11

Spectral Type F4IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.48

Temperature 6481K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8814 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8814. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8814 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8814 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.81

Secondary star magnitude 9.21

Magnitude difference 3.4

Separation 1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8814 is distant 112.92 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 34.64

Distance (light year) 112.92

Radial Speed 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.325 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD218630

SAO Catalogue SAO231464

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP114382

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4315281

Visibility from Your Location

HR8814 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Grus