HR8174

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

HR8174 visual magnitude is 6.15. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8174 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 HR8174:

Color of HR8174 ⬤

Magnitude of HR8174 6.15

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR8174 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 51°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8174

HR8174 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR8174 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 21h 13m 21s

Declination J2000 +81° 13’ 50”

Galactic Longitude 115.25°

Galactic Latitude 21.83°

Constellation Cepheus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8174 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR8174.

Visibility of HR8174 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR8174 is circumpolar and transits at 08:59 UTC (altitude: 60.2°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR8174

The image below is a photograph of HR8174 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 HR8174 is -0.009 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR8174 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

Distance (parsec) 156.99 pc

Distance (light year) 511.77 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.009 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8174

HR8174 belongs to spectral class A3 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.17

Spectral Type A3IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.09

Temperature of HR8174 9125K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR8174

Henry Draper Catalogue HD203501

SAO Catalogue SAO3534

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP104756

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+80 690

FK5 Catalogue 3964

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