HR8929

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -68.73° Az: 276.52° Direction: West

HR8929 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Phoenix.

HR8929 visual magnitude is 6.02. Because of its faintness, HR8929 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 HR8929. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8929 during the next 10000 years (8.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 32m 47s

Declination -44° 42’ 20”

Hour Angle 09h 58m 08s

Sidereal Time 09h 30m 55s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 31m 27s

Declination -44° 50’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 339.76°

Galactic Latitude -66.14°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8929.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.02

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.74

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.02

Temperature 4695K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8929 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8929. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8929 is distant 370.88 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 113.77

Distance (light year) 370.88

Radial Speed 8 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.048 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD221323

SAO Catalogue SAO231642

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP116097

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4515055

FK5 Catalogue 3883

Visibility from Your Location

HR8929 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Phoenix