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HR8071

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 11.10°   Az: 32.59°   Direction: North-North-East

HR8071 is a multiple sub-giant star of spectral class F3 in the constellation of Cygnus.

HR8071 visual magnitude is 6.33. Because of its faintness, HR8071 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 HR8071 star
DSS2 image of HR8071. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8071 during the next 10000 years (0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

21h 04m 47s
+41° 43’ 37”
15h 00m 19s
12h 05m 07s

J2000

21h 03m 52s
+41° 37’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

84.08°
-3.47°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR8071 star
Simplified finder chart for HR8071.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.33
Sub-giant

1.30
F3IV
6989K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8071 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8071. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8071 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8071 double sysyem:

6.33
8.63
2.3
57.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8071 is distant 330.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

101.32
330.29
-8 km/s
0.001 arcsec/y
-0.054"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO50409
SAO50409

Visibility from Your Location

HR8071 is circumpolar and transits at 21:39 UTC (altitude: 80.2°)