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HR8049

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 67.42°   Az: 54.30°   Direction: North-East

HR8049 is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR8049 visual magnitude is 5.51. Because of its faintness, HR8049 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 HR8049 star
DSS2 image of HR8049. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8049 during the next 10000 years (7.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

21h 00m 02s
+59° 32’ 18”
21h 28m 11s
18h 28m 14s

J2000

20h 59m 25s
+59° 26’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

97.06°
8.79°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8049.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.51
Giant

-0.76
K4
3950K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8049 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8049. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8049 is distant 586.33 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

179.86
586.33
-17 km/s
0.044 arcsec/y
0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO33048
SAO33048

Visibility from Your Location

HR8049 is circumpolar and transits at 04:47 UTC (altitude: 81.9°)