HR8083

Above the horizon. Rise: 1:50 | Tran: 6:16 | Set: 10:42

Alt: 20.05° Az: 165.52° Direction: South-South-East

HR8083 is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Capricornus.

HR8083 visual magnitude is 6.17. Because of its faintness, HR8083 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 HR8083. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8083 during the next 10000 years (3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 09m 09s

Declination -17° 21’ 06”

Hour Angle 23h 02m 59s

Sidereal Time 20h 12m 09s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 07m 44s

Declination -17° 27’ 19”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 31.25°

Galactic Latitude -37.77°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.17

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.56

Spectral Type A0V

Color Index (B-V) 0.02

Temperature 9882K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8083 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8083. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8083 is distant 432.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 132.63

Distance (light year) 432.36

Radial Speed -21 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.018 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.027"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD201057

SAO Catalogue SAO164156

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP104297

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-18 5862

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 13549

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8083 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 107.4° RISE 1:50

Max altitude: 21.2° TRANSIT 6:16

Azimuth: 252.6° SET 10:42

Set Location

Other stars in Capricornus