HR8856

Above the horizon. Rise: 17:48 | Tran: 22:47 | Set: 3:49

Alt: 13.58° Az: 230.59° Direction: South-West

HR8856 is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Aquarius.

HR8856 visual magnitude is 6.34. Because of its faintness, HR8856 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 HR8856. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8856 during the next 10000 years (6.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 18m 57s

Declination -11° 34’ 38”

Hour Angle 03h 20m 12s

Sidereal Time 02h 39m 09s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 17m 39s

Declination -11° 42’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 63.38°

Galactic Latitude -63.14°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8856.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.34

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.95

Spectral Type A1V

Color Index (B-V) 0.05

Temperature 9542K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8856 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8856. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8856 is distant 389.49 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 119.47

Distance (light year) 389.49

Radial Speed 3 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.039 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD219659

SAO Catalogue SAO165609

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP115015

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-12 6461

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 14483

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8856 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 101.6° RISE 17:48

Max altitude: 26.9° TRANSIT 22:47

Azimuth: 258.4° SET 3:49

Set Location

Other stars in Aquarius