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HR8168

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 40.72°   Az: 10.28°   Direction: North

HR8168 is a giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR8168 visual magnitude is 5.95. Because of its faintness, HR8168 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 HR8168 star
DSS2 image of HR8168. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8168 during the next 10000 years (2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

21h 15m 23s
+77° 07’ 03”
14h 29m 20s
11h 44m 43s

J2000

21h 15m 42s
+77° 00’ 43”

Galactic Coordinates

111.85°
19.06°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8168.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.95
Giant

-1.09
K5III
3794K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8168 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8168. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8168 is distant 835.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

256.41
835.90
15 km/s
0.013 arcsec/y
0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO10007
SAO10007

Visibility from Your Location

HR8168 is circumpolar and transits at 11:16 UTC (altitude: 64.4°)