HR8908

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -35.11° Az: 203.65° Direction: South-South-West

HR8908 is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Tucana.

HR8908 visual magnitude is 6.45. Because of its faintness, HR8908 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 HR8908. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8908 during the next 10000 years (-7.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 28m 36s

Declination -66° 26’ 28”

Hour Angle 03h 40m 48s

Sidereal Time 03h 09m 24s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 27m 07s

Declination -66° 34’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 315.38°

Galactic Latitude -48.46°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8908.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.45

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.72

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.47

Temperature 3839K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8908 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8908. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8908 is distant 885.87 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 271.74

Distance (light year) 885.87

Radial Speed 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.042 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.023"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD220759

SAO Catalogue SAO255486

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP115756

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-67 3964

Visibility from Your Location

HR8908 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Tucana