HR8836

Above the horizon. Rise: 3:38 | Tran: 8:42 | Set: 13:47

Alt: 16.97° Az: 226.31° Direction: South-West

HR8836 is a multiple giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Aquarius.

HR8836 visual magnitude is 6.12. Because of its faintness, HR8836 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 HR8836. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8836 during the next 10000 years (-0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 15m 59s

Declination -10° 33’ 00”

Hour Angle 02h 58m 50s

Sidereal Time 02h 14m 49s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 14m 40s

Declination -10° 41’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 64.11°

Galactic Latitude -61.92°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.12

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.92

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.49

Temperature 3809K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8836 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8836. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8836 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8836 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.12

Secondary star magnitude 10.62

Magnitude difference 4.5

Separation 3.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8836 is distant 835.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 34 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 256.41

Distance (light year) 835.90

Radial Speed -34 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.034"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD219279

SAO Catalogue SAO165578

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP114750

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-11 6032

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS16618

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8836 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 100.6° RISE 3:38

Max altitude: 28.0° TRANSIT 8:42

Azimuth: 259.4° SET 13:47

Set Location

Other stars in Aquarius