HR8179
HR8179 is a giant star in the constellation of Cepheus.
HR8179 visual magnitude is 6.11. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8179 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 HR8179:
HR8179 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 53.8°
Azimuth: 49.0°
Direction: North-East
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8179
HR8179 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 HR8179 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8179 in the sky:

Visibility of HR8179 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR8179 is circumpolar and transits at 16:07 UTC (altitude: 80.7°)
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR8179
The image below is a photograph of HR8179 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 HR8179 is -0.04 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.001 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR8179 from the Sun and relative movement
HR8179 is distant 428.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR8179
HR8179 belongs to spectral class G5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8179 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
