HR8026

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 59.94° Az: 74.97° Direction: East-North-East

HR8026 is a bright giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Cygnus.

HR8026 visual magnitude is 5.9. Because of its faintness, HR8026 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 HR8026. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8026 during the next 100000 years (15.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 11.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 20h 57m 16s

Declination +49° 17’ 41”

Hour Angle 20h 48m 29s

Sidereal Time 17h 45m 45s

J2000

Right Ascension 20h 56m 25s

Declination +49° 11’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 88.93°

Galactic Latitude 2.49°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.9

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -2.06

Spectral Type G8II

Color Index (B-V) 1.04

Temperature 4649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8026 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8026. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8026 is distant 1,273.44 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 390.63

Distance (light year) 1,273.44

Radial Speed -15 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.009 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD199612

SAO Catalogue SAO50262

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP103360

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+48 3249

Visibility from Your Location

HR8026 is circumpolar and transits at 01:24 UTC (altitude: 87.8°)

In Evidence

Other stars in Cygnus

HR8026

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HR8026

Celestial Coordinates

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