HR8879

Below the horizon. Rise: 2:44 | Tran: 8:13 | Set: 13:42

Alt: -35.49° Az: 45.78° Direction: North-East

HR8879 is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Aquarius.

HR8879 visual magnitude is 6.17. Because of its faintness, HR8879 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 HR8879. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8879 during the next 1000 years (-1.68 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.95 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 21m 59s

Declination -05° 46’ 07”

Hour Angle 14h 23m 38s

Sidereal Time 13h 45m 38s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 20m 40s

Declination -05° 54’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 73.36°

Galactic Latitude -59.73°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.17

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.72

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.07

Temperature 4581K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8879 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8879. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8879 is distant 400.49 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 122.85

Distance (light year) 400.49

Radial Speed -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.101 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.057"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD220035

SAO Catalogue SAO146652

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP115257

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-06 6191

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 14515

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8879 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 95.8° RISE 2:44

Max altitude: 32.8° TRANSIT 8:13

Azimuth: 264.2° SET 13:42

Set Location

Other stars in Aquarius