HR8993

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -76.31° Az: 291.37° Direction: West-North-West

HR8993 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Phoenix.

HR8993 visual magnitude is 6.09. Because of its faintness, HR8993 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 HR8993. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8993 during the next 1000 years (5.63 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.10 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 45m 20s

Declination -44° 56’ 41”

Hour Angle 10h 47m 24s

Sidereal Time 10h 32m 44s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 44m 01s

Declination -45° 04’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 335.38°

Galactic Latitude -67.56°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8993.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.09

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.77

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 0.98

Temperature 4791K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8993 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8993. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8993 is distant 238.30 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 31 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 73.10

Distance (light year) 238.30

Radial Speed -31 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.338 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD222803

SAO Catalogue SAO231756

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP117075

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4515114

FK5 Catalogue 3903

Visibility from Your Location

HR8993 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Phoenix