HR8846

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -53.10° Az: 258.68° Direction: West-South-West

HR8846 is a double giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Grus.

HR8846 visual magnitude is 5.92. Because of its faintness, HR8846 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 HR8846. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8846 during the next 100000 years (-6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 18m 03s

Declination -44° 21’ 00”

Hour Angle 08h 18m 18s

Sidereal Time 07h 36m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 16m 39s

Declination -44° 29’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 344.28°

Galactic Latitude -64.28°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.92

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.19

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.06

Temperature 4603K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8846 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8846. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8846 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 HR8846 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.92

Secondary star magnitude 10.72

Magnitude difference 4.8

Separation 22.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8846 is distant 287.99 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 88.34

Distance (light year) 287.99

Radial Speed 25 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD219507

SAO Catalogue SAO231532

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP114921

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4514982

Visibility from Your Location

HR8846 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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