HR8877

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -60.15° Az: 253.25° Direction: West-South-West

HR8877 is a multiple star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Grus.

HR8877 visual magnitude is 6.05. Because of its faintness, HR8877 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 HR8877. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8877 during the next 10000 years (4.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -12.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 22m 14s

Declination -50° 10’ 02”

Hour Angle 08h 47m 39s

Sidereal Time 08h 09m 54s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 20m 49s

Declination -50° 18’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 333.53°

Galactic Latitude -61.1°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8877.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.05

Class

Absolute magnitude 1.27

Spectral Type F5

Color Index (B-V) 0.42

Temperature 6776K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8877 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8877. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8877 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8877 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.05

Secondary star magnitude 8.05

Magnitude difference 2

Separation 0.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8877 is distant 293.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 90.17

Distance (light year) 293.96

Radial Speed -18 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.028 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.077"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD220003

SAO Catalogue SAO247838

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP115272

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-5013948

Visibility from Your Location

HR8877 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Grus