HR8170
HR8170 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Cygnus.
HR8170 visual magnitude is 6.4. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8170 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about HR8170:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8170
HR8170 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR8170 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8170 in the sky:

Visibility of HR8170 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR8170 is circumpolar and transits at 08:58 UTC (altitude: 78.9°)
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR8170
The image below is a photograph of HR8170 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR8170 is -0.019 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.207 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR8170 from the Sun and relative movement
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.
Spectral properties of HR8170
HR8170 belongs to spectral class F8 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8170 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
