HR8983

Above the horizon. Rise: 0:01 | Tran: 6:40 | Set: 13:15

Alt: 1.88° Az: 80.48° Direction: South

HR8983 is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Pisces.

HR8983 visual magnitude is 5.89. Because of its faintness, HR8983 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 HR8983. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8983 during the next 10000 years (-4.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 43m 14s

Declination +07° 23’ 31”

Hour Angle 17h 34m 46s

Sidereal Time 17h 18m 01s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 41m 56s

Declination +07° 15’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 94.37°

Galactic Latitude -51.72°

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Finder chart for HR8983.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.89

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.81

Spectral Type A3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.1

Temperature 9028K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8983 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8983. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8983 is distant 338.17 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 103.73

Distance (light year) 338.17

Radial Speed 1 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.024 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.042"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD222602

SAO Catalogue SAO128335

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP116918

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+06 5183

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 14672

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8983 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 82.6° RISE 0:01

Max altitude: 45.9° TRANSIT 6:40

Azimuth: 277.4° SET 13:15

Set Location

Other stars in Pisces