HR8170
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 28.80°
Az: 60.12°
Direction: East-North-East
HR8170 is a main-sequence star of spectral class F8 in the constellation of Cygnus.
HR8170 visual magnitude is 6.4. Because of its faintness, HR8170 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 HR8170. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8170 during the next
1000 years (-0.32 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.45 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for HR8170.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for HR8170.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8170 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8170.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR8170 is distant 86.61 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR8170 is circumpolar and transits at 20:14 UTC (altitude: 79.0°)