HR8843

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -32.90° Az: 209.10° Direction: South-South-West

HR8843 is a main-sequence star of spectral class F7 in the constellation of Tucana.

HR8843 visual magnitude is 5.66. Because of its faintness, HR8843 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 HR8843. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8843 during the next 1000 years (2.88 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.43 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 18m 25s

Declination -61° 51’ 55”

Hour Angle 04h 00m 01s

Sideral Time 03h 18m 26s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 16m 57s

Declination -62° 00’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 320.63°

Galactic Latitude -51.76°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8843.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.66

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 4.09

Spectral Type F7V

Color Index (B-V) 0.51

Temperature 6344K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8843 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8843. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8843 is distant 67.08 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 20.58

Distance (light year) 67.08

Radial Speed -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.173 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.026"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD219482

SAO Catalogue SAO255446

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP114948

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-62 6412

Gliese Catalogue GJ 1282

FK5 Catalogue 876

Visibility from Your Location

HR8843 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Tucana