HR8029

HR8029 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR8029 visual magnitude is 6.23. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8029 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR8029:

Color of HR8029 ⬤

Magnitude of HR8029 6.23

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR8029 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 24°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8029

HR8029 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 HR8029 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 20h 56m 17s

Declination J2000 +56° 53’ 15”

Galactic Longitude 94.82°

Galactic Latitude 7.47°

Constellation Cepheus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8029 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR8029.

Visibility of HR8029 from your location

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

HR8029 is circumpolar and transits at 08:26 UTC (altitude: 84.6°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR8029

The image below is a photograph of HR8029 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR8029 is 0.004 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.002 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR8029. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8029 during the next 100000 years (6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR8029 from the Sun and relative movement

HR8029 is distant 795.12 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 243.90 pc

Distance (light year) 795.12 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -19 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.004 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.002 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8029

HR8029 belongs to spectral class B2 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.71

Spectral Type B2IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.18

Temperature of HR8029 13121K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8029 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8029. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR8029

Henry Draper Catalogue HD199661

SAO Catalogue SAO33005

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP103346

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+56 2515

FK5 Catalogue 3671

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