HR8992

Below the horizon. Rise: 1:59 | Tran: 6:38 | Set: 11:17

Alt: -42.06° Az: 304.64° Direction: South-South-West

HR8992 is a variable giant star of spectral class M7 in the constellation of Aquarius.

HR8992 visual magnitude is 6.36. Because of its faintness, HR8992 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 HR8992. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8992 during the next 10000 years (5.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 45m 08s

Declination -15° 08’ 34”

Hour Angle 09h 22m 57s

Sidereal Time 09h 08m 05s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 43m 49s

Declination -15° 17’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 66.52°

Galactic Latitude -70.32°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.36

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.11

Spectral Type M7III

Color Index (B-V) 1.58

Temperature 3677K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8992 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8992. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8992 is distant 643.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 197.24

Distance (light year) 643.00

Radial Speed -22 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.032 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD222800

SAO Catalogue SAO165849

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP117054

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-16 6352

General Catalogue of Variable Stars R Aqr

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8992 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 105.1° RISE 1:59

Max altitude: 23.4° TRANSIT 6:38

Azimuth: 254.9° SET 11:17

Set Location

Other stars in Aquarius