HR8951

Below the horizon. Rise: 1:09 | Tran: 6:30 | Set: 11:51

Alt: -35.10° Az: 309.26° Direction: South-South-West

HR8951 is a giant star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Aquarius.

HR8951 visual magnitude is 6.39. Because of its faintness, HR8951 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 HR8951. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8951 during the next 10000 years (0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 36m 50s

Declination -07° 19’ 24”

Hour Angle 09h 21m 14s

Sidereal Time 08h 58m 05s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 35m 32s

Declination -07° 27’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 76.98°

Galactic Latitude -63.35°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.39

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.67

Spectral Type G5

Color Index (B-V) 0.88

Temperature 5051K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8951 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8951. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8951 is distant 453.41 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 139.08

Distance (light year) 453.41

Radial Speed 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD221835

SAO Catalogue SAO146795

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP116428

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-08 6142

FK5 Catalogue 888

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8951 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 97.3° RISE 1:09

Max altitude: 31.2° TRANSIT 6:30

Azimuth: 262.7° SET 11:51

Set Location

Other stars in Aquarius