HR8010

Above the horizon. Rise: 14:23 | Tran: 20:45 | Set: 3:10

Alt: 37.87° Az: 144.38° Direction: South-East

HR8010 is a double giant star of spectral class G6 in the constellation of Delphinus.

HR8010 visual magnitude is 6.05. Because of its faintness, HR8010 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 HR8010. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8010 during the next 10000 years (11.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 20h 56m 54s

Declination +04° 37’ 43”

Hour Angle 22h 10m 08s

Sideral Time 19h 07m 03s

J2000

Right Ascension 20h 55m 40s

Declination +04° 31’ 58”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 52.58°

Galactic Latitude -24.94°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8010.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.05

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.83

Spectral Type G6III

Color Index (B-V) 0.82

Temperature 5221K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8010 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8010. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8010 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8010 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.05

Secondary star magnitude 7.45

Magnitude difference 1.4

Separation 2.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8010 is distant 361.42 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 31 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 110.86

Distance (light year) 361.42

Radial Speed -31 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.07 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD199223

SAO Catalogue SAO126373

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP103301

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+03 4461

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS14430

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8010 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 85.4° RISE 14:23

Max altitude: 43.1° TRANSIT 20:45

Azimuth: 274.6° SET 3:10

Set Location

Other stars in Delphinus