HR8849

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -59.69° Az: 167.85° Direction: South

HR8849 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Octans.

HR8849 visual magnitude is 6.33. Because of its faintness, HR8849 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 HR8849. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8849 during the next 10000 years (2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 20m 57s

Declination -79° 19’ 59”

Hour Angle 14h 20m 05s

Sidereal Time 13h 41m 03s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 19m 08s

Declination -79° 28’ 22”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 308.06°

Galactic Latitude -36.72°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8849.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.33

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.45

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 0.91

Temperature 4970K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8849 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8849. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8849 is distant 489.49 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 150.15

Distance (light year) 489.49

Radial Speed -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.013 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD219572

SAO Catalogue SAO258127

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP115129

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-80 1067

Visibility from Your Location

HR8849 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Octans