HR8979

Below the horizon. Rise: 18:47 | Tran: 23:45 | Set: 4:48

Alt: -48.95° Az: 17.56° Direction: North-North-East

HR8979 is a giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Aquarius.

HR8979 visual magnitude is 5.89. Because of its faintness, HR8979 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 HR8979. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8979 during the next 10000 years (11.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 42m 25s

Declination -11° 32’ 35”

Hour Angle 12h 46m 40s

Sideral Time 12h 29m 06s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 41m 08s

Declination -11° 40’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 72.64°

Galactic Latitude -67.4°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8979.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.89

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.56

Spectral Type G9III

Color Index (B-V) 1

Temperature 4743K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8979 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8979. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8979 is distant 379.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 116.28

Distance (light year) 379.07

Radial Speed -11 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.07 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD222493

SAO Catalogue SAO165828

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP116853

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-12 6535

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8979 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 101.5° RISE 18:47

Max altitude: 27.0° TRANSIT 23:45

Azimuth: 258.5° SET 4:48

Set Location

Other stars in Aquarius