HR8051

Below the horizon. Rise: 5:28 | Tran: 15:50 | Set: 2:17

Alt: -2.31° Az: 356.52° Direction: North

HR8051 is a giant star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Cygnus.

HR8051 visual magnitude is 5.97. Because of its faintness, HR8051 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 HR8051. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8051 during the next 100000 years (-8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 02m 12s

Declination +36° 07’ 30”

Hour Angle 11h 42m 45s

Sidereal Time 08h 44m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 01m 12s

Declination +36° 01’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 79.51°

Galactic Latitude -6.77°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.97

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.55

Spectral Type G5III

Color Index (B-V) 0.98

Temperature 4791K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8051 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8051. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8051 is distant 657.26 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 201.61

Distance (light year) 657.26

Radial Speed -10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD200253

SAO Catalogue SAO70794

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP103734

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+35 4357

FK5 Catalogue 3677

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8051 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 53.9° RISE 5:28

Max altitude: 74.6° TRANSIT 15:50

Azimuth: 306.1° SET 2:17

Set Location

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