HR8895

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -37.73° Az: 131.57° Direction: South-East

HR8895 is a double giant star of spectral class A4 in the constellation of Grus.

HR8895 visual magnitude is 6.15. Because of its faintness, HR8895 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 HR8895. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8895 during the next 10000 years (9.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 25m 19s

Declination -53° 40’ 07”

Hour Angle 18h 11m 22s

Sidereal Time 17h 36m 41s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 23m 54s

Declination -53° 48’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 328.1°

Galactic Latitude -58.83°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.15

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.31

Spectral Type A4III

Color Index (B-V) 0.26

Temperature 7726K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8895 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8895. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8895 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8895 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.15

Secondary star magnitude 6.95

Magnitude difference 0.8

Separation 26.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8895 is distant 480.12 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 147.28

Distance (light year) 480.12

Radial Speed 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.059 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.027"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD220392

SAO Catalogue SAO247854

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP115510

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-5410281

Visibility from Your Location

HR8895 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Grus