HR8818

HR8818 is a variable giant star in the constellation of Grus.

HR8818 visual magnitude is 5.83. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8818 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR8818:

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8818

HR8818 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR8818 are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8818 in the sky:

Visibility of HR8818 from your location

HR8818 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR8818

The image below is a photograph of HR8818 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR8818 is 0.035 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.046 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR8818 from the Sun and relative movement

HR8818 is distant 799.02 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of HR8818

HR8818 belongs to spectral class M4 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8818 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

Alternative designations of HR8818