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Sunset: 17:21
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HR8147

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 20.45°   Az: 23.10°   Direction: North-North-East

HR8147 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Cygnus.

HR8147 visual magnitude is 6.13. Because of its faintness, HR8147 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 HR8147 star
DSS2 image of HR8147. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8147 during the next 10000 years (5.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

21h 17m 49s
+54° 06’ 13”
14h 35m 18s
11h 53m 07s

J2000

21h 17m 02s
+53° 59’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

94.64°
3.35°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8147.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.13
Main-sequence

0.68
A1V
9542K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8147 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8147. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8147 is distant 401.48 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

123.15
401.48
-8 km/s
0.031 arcsec/y
0.033"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO33281
SAO33281

Visibility from Your Location

HR8147 is circumpolar and transits at 11:19 UTC (altitude: 87.4°)