HR 8

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HR 8 is a star of Spectral class K0Ve and is located 44.7 light-years (13.7 parsecs) from Sol with an apparent visual magnitude of +6.10 and an Absolute visual magnitude of +5.42.

It is located at Celestial (X,Y,Z) coordinates of 39.1, 1.13, 21.7 , Galactic (X,Y,Z) coordinates in ly: -14.1, 34.9, -24.1 and is found at Right Ascension and Declination: 0h6m36.75s, +29°1'17.6"

The star has a proper motion of 0.422 arcsec/yr (114.1° from north).

The star has a Spectral class of K0e a Luminosity Class V. and an estimated visual luminosity of 59% of Sol. The star has a diameter that is about 1.06 x Sol and has a Radial Velocity of -5.5 km/sec.

The star is estimated to be 40 million years old.

The habitable zone for an earth like planet would be about 0.77 A.U.s from the star.

The star is also recorded under the following catalogue references include: Gliese (Gl) 5, Henry Draper (HD) 166, Bonner Durchmusterung (BD) +28°4704, Hipparcos Input Catalogue (HIC) 544, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) 73743, and New Suspected Variable (NSV) 33. [1]

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