HR8005

Above the horizon. Rise: 10:45 | Tran: 20:27 | Set: 6:13

Alt: 62.39° Az: 240.78° Direction: West-South-West

HR8005 is a double giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Cygnus.

HR8005 visual magnitude is 5.47. Because of its faintness, HR8005 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 HR8005. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8005 during the next 10000 years (-3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 20h 54m 54s

Declination +33° 31’ 58”

Hour Angle 01h 56m 06s

Sidereal Time 22h 51m 00s

J2000

Right Ascension 20h 53m 53s

Declination +33° 26’ 16”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 76.54°

Galactic Latitude -7.29°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8005.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.47

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.89

Spectral Type K5

Color Index (B-V) 1.52

Temperature 3764K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8005 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8005. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8005 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8005 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.47

Secondary star magnitude 9.47

Magnitude difference 4

Separation 187.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8005 is distant 609.35 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 186.92

Distance (light year) 609.35

Radial Speed -10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.021 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.038"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD199101

SAO Catalogue SAO70645

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP103145

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+32 3980

FK5 Catalogue 3668

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8005 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 56.5° RISE 10:45

Max altitude: 72.1° TRANSIT 20:27

Azimuth: 303.5° SET 6:13

Set Location

Other stars in Cygnus