HR8959

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -12.62° Az: 152.79° Direction: South-South-East

HR8959 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Phoenix.

HR8959 visual magnitude is 4.74. Because of its moderate brightness, HR8959 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of HR8959. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8959 during the next 10000 years (12.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 39m 12s

Declination -45° 21’ 06”

Hour Angle 21h 22m 20s

Sidereal Time 21h 01m 32s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 37m 50s

Declination -45° 29’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 336.66°

Galactic Latitude -66.52°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8959.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.74

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.80

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.08

Temperature 9226K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8959 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8959. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8959 is distant 200.49 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 61.50

Distance (light year) 200.49

Radial Speed 10 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.073 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD222095

SAO Catalogue SAO231707

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP116602

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4614720

FK5 Catalogue 889

Visibility from Your Location

HR8959 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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