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HR8829

Altitude: -32.2°   Azimuth: 206.4°   Direction: South-South-West

HR8829 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Tucana.

HR8829 visual magnitude is 6.12. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8829 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR8829 is 0.473 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.424 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR8829 star
DSS2 image of HR8829. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8829 during the next 1000 years (7.88 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.07 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR8829

6.12
Main-sequence

HR8829 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -32.2°
Azimuth: 206.4°
Direction: South-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8829

HR8829 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 HR8829 are provided in the following table:

23h 14m 06s
-62° 42’ 00”
320.42°
-51°
Tucana

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8829 in the sky:

Finder chart HR8829 star
Simplified finder chart for HR8829.

Visibility of HR8829 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR8829 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Distance of HR8829 from the Sun and relative movement

HR8829 is distant 95.18 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

29.20 pc
95.18 ly
-26 km/s
0.473 arcsec/year
-0.424 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8829

HR8829 belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

3.79
G8V
5311K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8829 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8829. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR8829

SAO255435
SAO255435