HR8920

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -67.80° Az: 276.16° Direction: West

HR8920 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Phoenix.

HR8920 visual magnitude is 6.43. Because of its faintness, HR8920 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 HR8920. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8920 during the next 10000 years (6.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 30m 21s

Declination -44° 21’ 36”

Hour Angle 09h 53m 13s

Sidereal Time 09h 23m 35s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 29m 00s

Declination -44° 29’ 52”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 341.1°

Galactic Latitude -66.03°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8920.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.43

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.36

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.18

Temperature 4348K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8920 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8920. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8920 is distant 532.68 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 163.40

Distance (light year) 532.68

Radial Speed -20 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.037 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD221051

SAO Catalogue SAO231622

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP115907

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4515043

Visibility from Your Location

HR8920 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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