HR8996

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -46.00° Az: 218.62° Direction: South-West

HR8996 is a bright giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Tucana.

HR8996 visual magnitude is 5.72. Because of its faintness, HR8996 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 HR8996. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8996 during the next 10000 years (1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 45m 32s

Declination -64° 16’ 00”

Hour Angle 06h 12m 21s

Sideral Time 05h 57m 54s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 44m 12s

Declination -64° 24’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 314.43°

Galactic Latitude -51.2°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8996.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.72

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -1.43

Spectral Type K2II

Color Index (B-V) 1.4

Temperature 3950K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8996 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8996. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8996 is distant 878.71 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 269.54

Distance (light year) 878.71

Radial Speed -13 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.031"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD222820

SAO Catalogue SAO255557

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP117088

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-65 4159

FK5 Catalogue 3904

Visibility from Your Location

HR8996 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Tucana