HR8849
HR8849 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Octans.
HR8849 visual magnitude is 6.33. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8849 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 HR8849 is 0.013 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.007 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Key facts about HR8849
HR8849 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: -41.7°
Azimuth: 174.3°
Direction: South
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8849
HR8849 is situated close to the southern celestial pole and, as such, it is easilty visible for most part of the year from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR8849 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8849 in the sky:
Visibility of HR8849 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR8849 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom
Distance of HR8849 from the Sun and relative movement
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.
Spectral properties of HR8849
HR8849 belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8849 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
