HR8994

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -61.56° Az: 148.84° Direction: South-South-East

HR8994 is a sub-giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Tucana.

HR8994 visual magnitude is 6.07. Because of its faintness, HR8994 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 HR8994. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8994 during the next 1000 years (4.05 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.03 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 45m 47s

Declination -70° 21’ 09”

Hour Angle 15h 08m 33s

Sideral Time 14h 54m 20s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 44m 25s

Declination -70° 29’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 310.84°

Galactic Latitude -45.59°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8994.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.07

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 2.76

Spectral Type G8IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.91

Temperature 4970K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8994 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8994. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8994 is distant 149.75 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 45.93

Distance (light year) 149.75

Radial Speed 20 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.243 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.062"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD222805

SAO Catalogue SAO258178

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP117105

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-71 2771

FK5 Catalogue 3905

Visibility from Your Location

HR8994 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Tucana