HR8914

Above the horizon. Rise: 23:24 | Tran: 1:15 | Set: 3:01

Alt: 1.11° Az: 162.70° Direction: South-South-East

HR8914 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Sculptor.

HR8914 visual magnitude is 6.32. Because of its faintness, HR8914 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 HR8914. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8914 during the next 100000 years (11.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 29m 19s

Declination -35° 24’ 29”

Hour Angle 22h 34m 25s

Sideral Time 22h 03m 44s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 28m 00s

Declination -35° 32’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 2.43°

Galactic Latitude -70.35°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8914.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.32

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.16

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.2

Temperature 4309K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8914 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8914. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8914 is distant 644.27 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 197.63

Distance (light year) 644.27

Radial Speed 13 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD220929

SAO Catalogue SAO214561

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP115833

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3615895

FK5 Catalogue 3878

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8914 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 125.4° RISE 23:24

Max altitude: 3.1° TRANSIT 1:15

Azimuth: 234.6° SET 3:01

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Sculptor