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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:05 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:45
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HR8025

Altitude: 34.5°   Azimuth: 310.1°   Direction: North-West

HR8025 is a double hypergiant star in the constellation of Cygnus.

HR8025 visual magnitude is 5.81. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8025 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR8025 is 0.041 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.015 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR8025 star
DSS2 image of HR8025. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8025 during the next 10000 years (6.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR8025

5.81
Hypergiant

HR8025 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 34.5°
Azimuth: 310.1°
Direction: North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8025

HR8025 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR8025 are provided in the following table:

20h 56m 25s
+50° 43’ 42”
90.1°
3.49°
Cygnus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8025 in the sky:

Finder chart HR8025 star
Simplified finder chart for HR8025.

Visibility of HR8025 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR8025 is circumpolar and transits at 05:14 UTC (altitude: 89.2°)

Distance of HR8025 from the Sun and relative movement

HR8025 is distant 173.87 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

53.33 pc
173.87 ly
-15 km/s
0.041 arcsec/year
-0.015 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8025

HR8025 belongs to spectral class F0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

2.18
F0III
7462K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8025 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8025. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR8025 star system properties

HR8025 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8025 double sysyem:

5.81
13.51
7.7
7.2 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR8025

SAO33004
SAO33004