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HR8119

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 81.36°   Az: 355.94°   Direction: North

HR8119 is a variable and multiple hypergiant star of spectral class B0 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR8119 visual magnitude is 5.64. Because of its faintness, HR8119 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 HR8119 star
DSS2 image of HR8119. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8119 during the next 100000 years (0.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

21h 12m 26s
+60° 05’ 25”
00h 04m 53s
21h 17m 19s

J2000

21h 11m 48s
+59° 59’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

98.52°
7.99°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8119.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.64
Hypergiant

-6.58
B0II
8932K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8119 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8119. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8119 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8119 double sysyem:

5.64
6.64
1
1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8119 is distant 9,055.56 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

2,777.78
9,055.56
-16 km/s
-0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO33210
SAO33210

Visibility from Your Location

HR8119 is circumpolar and transits at 11:21 UTC (altitude: 81.4°)