HR8909

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -31.92° Az: 214.14° Direction: South-West

HR8909 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Tucana.

HR8909 visual magnitude is 5.63. Because of its faintness, HR8909 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 HR8909. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8909 during the next 10000 years (8.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 10.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 28m 38s

Declination -58° 20’ 22”

Hour Angle 04h 20m 42s

Sidereal Time 03h 49m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 27m 15s

Declination -58° 28’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 322.23°

Galactic Latitude -55.38°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8909.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.63

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.82

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.98

Temperature 4791K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8909 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8909. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8909 is distant 298.26 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 91.49

Distance (light year) 298.26

Radial Speed -11 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.051 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.062"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD220790

SAO Catalogue SAO247882

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP115769

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-59 7890

FK5 Catalogue 3876

Visibility from Your Location

HR8909 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Tucana