HR8958

Below the horizon. Rise: 3:19 | Tran: 8:10 | Set: 13:02

Alt: -16.16° Az: 269.44° Direction: West

HR8958 is a double giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Aquarius.

HR8958 visual magnitude is 5.65. Because of its faintness, HR8958 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 HR8958. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8958 during the next 10000 years (6.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 38m 58s

Declination -12° 55’ 10”

Hour Angle 06h 39m 13s

Sidereal Time 06h 18m 12s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 37m 39s

Declination -13° 03’ 37”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 68.48°

Galactic Latitude -67.74°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.65

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.95

Spectral Type G9III

Color Index (B-V) 1.03

Temperature 4672K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8958 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8958. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8958 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8958 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.65

Secondary star magnitude 9.55

Magnitude difference 3.9

Separation 31.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8958 is distant 283.48 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 86.96

Distance (light year) 283.48

Radial Speed -13 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.037 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD222093

SAO Catalogue SAO165804

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP116591

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-13 6439

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS16878

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8958 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 102.9° RISE 3:19

Max altitude: 25.6° TRANSIT 8:10

Azimuth: 257.1° SET 13:02

Set Location

Other stars in Aquarius