HR8896

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -59.38° Az: 268.46° Direction: West

HR8896 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Grus.

HR8896 visual magnitude is 6.1. Because of its faintness, HR8896 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 HR8896. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8896 during the next 10000 years (2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 25m 06s

Declination -42° 59’ 14”

Hour Angle 09h 03m 34s

Sidereal Time 08h 28m 41s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 23m 45s

Declination -43° 07’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 345.21°

Galactic Latitude -66.11°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.1

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.57

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.46

Temperature 3855K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8896 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8896. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8896 is distant 1,116.44 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 342.47

Distance (light year) 1,116.44

Radial Speed 1 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD220401

SAO Catalogue SAO231587

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP115496

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4315360

Visibility from Your Location

HR8896 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Grus