HR8957
HR8957 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Octans.
HR8957 visual magnitude is 6. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8957 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.
The proper motion of HR8957 is 0.082 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.032 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Key facts about HR8957
HR8957 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: -43.5°
Azimuth: 195.5°
Direction: South-South-West
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8957
HR8957 is situated close to the southern celestial pole and, as such, it is easilty visible for most part of the year from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR8957 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8957 in the sky:
Visibility of HR8957 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR8957 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom
Distance of HR8957 from the Sun and relative movement
HR8957 is distant 624.52 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR8957
HR8957 belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8957 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
