HR8919

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -41.23° Az: 143.21° Direction: South-East

HR8919 is a variable star of spectral class A in the constellation of Tucana.

HR8919 visual magnitude is 5.68. Because of its faintness, HR8919 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 HR8919. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8919 during the next 10000 years (6.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 30m 25s

Declination -62° 58’ 26”

Hour Angle 18h 30m 42s

Sideral Time 18h 01m 08s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 29m 00s

Declination -63° 06’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 317.77°

Galactic Latitude -51.58°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8919.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.68

Class

HR8919 is also a Si chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude 0.35

Spectral Type A

Color Index (B-V) -0.17

Temperature 12902K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8919 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8919. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8919 is distant 379.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 116.55

Distance (light year) 379.95

Radial Speed 15 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.037 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD221006

SAO Catalogue SAO255497

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP115908

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-63 4891

FK5 Catalogue 3880

General Catalogue of Variable Stars CG Tuc

Visibility from Your Location

HR8919 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Tucana