HR8062

Above the horizon. Rise: 17:59 | Tran: 3:22 | Set: 12:41

Alt: 80.85° Az: 36.82° Direction: North-East

HR8062 is a giant star of spectral class S4 in the constellation of Cygnus.

HR8062 visual magnitude is 6.19. Because of its faintness, HR8062 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 HR8062. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8062 during the next 10000 years (-2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 03m 18s

Declination +44° 53’ 34”

Hour Angle 23h 29m 04s

Sidereal Time 20h 32m 23s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 02m 24s

Declination +44° 47’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 86.27°

Galactic Latitude -1.17°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.19

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.70

Spectral Type S4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.69

Temperature 3528K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8062 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8062. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8062 is distant 1,234.85 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 378.79

Distance (light year) 1,234.85

Radial Speed 1 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD200527

SAO Catalogue SAO50381

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP103828

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+44 3679

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8062 rise, transit and set times from Keratéa, Grecia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Athens):

Azimuth: 45.1° RISE 17:59

Max altitude: 82.9° TRANSIT 3:22

Azimuth: 314.9° SET 12:41

Name:	Keratéa, Grecia
Latitude:	37° 48' 26.3" N
Longitude:	23° 58' 36.8" E
Timezone:	Europe/Athens

Set Location

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