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HR8036

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 25.12°   Az: 306.76°   Direction: North-West

HR8036 is a giant star of spectral class B7 in the constellation of Cygnus.

HR8036 visual magnitude is 6.16. Because of its faintness, HR8036 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.

Image of HR8036 star
DSS2 image of HR8036. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8036 during the next 10000 years (-0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 59m 25s
+42° 02’ 14”
06h 49m 37s
03h 49m 03s

J2000

20h 58m 30s
+41° 56’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

83.66°
-2.51°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR8036 star
Simplified finder chart for HR8036.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.16
Giant

0.39
B7III
11247K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8036 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8036. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8036 is distant 465.05 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 33 kilometers per second.

142.65
465.05
-33 km/s
-0.001 arcsec/y
0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO50303
SAO50303

Visibility from Your Location

HR8036 is circumpolar and transits at 19:16 UTC (altitude: 80.6°)