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HR8065

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 24.40°   Az: 334.82°   Direction: North-North-West

HR8065 is a double giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR8065 visual magnitude is 5.83. Because of its faintness, HR8065 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 HR8065 star
DSS2 image of HR8065. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8065 during the next 10000 years (2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

21h 02m 51s
+56° 46’ 15”
09h 00m 02s
06h 02m 53s

J2000

21h 02m 09s
+56° 40’ 10”

Galactic Coordinates

95.18°
6.72°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8065.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.83
Giant

-0.92
B8III
11092K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8065 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8065. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8065 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8065 double sysyem:

5.83
6.43
0.6
1.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8065 is distant 729.31 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

223.71
729.31
-21 km/s
0.016 arcsec/y
0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO33078
SAO33078

Visibility from Your Location

HR8065 is circumpolar and transits at 03:39 UTC (altitude: 84.7°)