HR8901

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -42.76° Az: 131.80° Direction: South-East

HR8901 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Tucana.

HR8901 visual magnitude is 5.59. Because of its faintness, HR8901 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 HR8901. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8901 during the next 10000 years (13.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 26m 43s

Declination -56° 42’ 46”

Hour Angle 17h 43m 19s

Sideral Time 17h 10m 02s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 25m 19s

Declination -56° 50’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 324.29°

Galactic Latitude -56.56°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8901.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.59

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.88

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.07

Temperature 4581K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8901 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8901. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8901 is distant 285.46 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 87.57

Distance (light year) 285.46

Radial Speed -19 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.08 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD220572

SAO Catalogue SAO247867

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP115620

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-5710268

Visibility from Your Location

HR8901 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Tucana