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HR8174

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 50.48°   Az: 346.31°   Direction: North-North-West

HR8174 is a sub-giant star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR8174 visual magnitude is 6.15. Because of its faintness, HR8174 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 HR8174 star
DSS2 image of HR8174. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8174 during the next 100000 years (-15.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

21h 12m 13s
+81° 20’ 01”
06h 05m 00s
03h 17m 14s

J2000

21h 13m 21s
+81° 13’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

115.25°
21.83°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR8174 star
Simplified finder chart for HR8174.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.15
Sub-giant

0.17
A3IV
9125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8174 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8174. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8174 is distant 511.77 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

156.99
511.77
-1 km/s
-0.009 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

SAO3534
SAO3534

Visibility from Your Location

HR8174 is circumpolar and transits at 19:40 UTC (altitude: 60.1°)