HR8078

HR8078 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Cygnus.

HR8078 visual magnitude is 5.9. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8078 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR8078:

Color of HR8078 ⬤

Magnitude of HR8078 5.9

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR8078 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 71°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8078

HR8078 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR8078 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 21h 03m 47s

Declination J2000 +53° 17’ 09”

Galactic Longitude 92.78°

Galactic Latitude 4.3°

Constellation Cygnus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8078 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR8078.

Visibility of HR8078 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR8078 is circumpolar and transits at 08:45 UTC (altitude: 88.2°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR8078

The image below is a photograph of HR8078 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR8078 is 0.04 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.037 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR8078. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8078 during the next 10000 years (6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.17 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR8078 from the Sun and relative movement

HR8078 is distant 404.97 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 124.22 pc

Distance (light year) 404.97 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -16 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.04 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.037 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8078

HR8078 belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.43

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 0.99

Temperature of HR8078 4767K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8078 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8078. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR8078

Henry Draper Catalogue HD200817

SAO Catalogue SAO33098

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP103956

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+52 2859

FK5 Catalogue 3682

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