HR8987

Below the horizon. Rise: 4:12 | Tran: 8:50 | Set: 13:28

Alt: -36.19° Az: 293.19° Direction: West-North-West

HR8987 is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Aquarius.

HR8987 visual magnitude is 5.28. Because of its faintness, HR8987 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 HR8987. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8987 during the next 10000 years (4.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 43m 46s

Declination -15° 18’ 24”

Hour Angle 08h 38m 53s

Sidereal Time 08h 22m 40s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 42m 27s

Declination -15° 26’ 52”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 65.53°

Galactic Latitude -70.18°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.28

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.61

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.37

Temperature 4000K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8987 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8987. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8987 is distant 279.83 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 85.84

Distance (light year) 279.83

Radial Speed 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.025 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD222643

SAO Catalogue SAO165841

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP116957

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-16 6345

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8987 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 105.3° RISE 4:12

Max altitude: 23.2° TRANSIT 8:50

Azimuth: 254.7° SET 13:28

Set Location

Other stars in Aquarius