HR8185
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 11.51°
Az: 351.94°
Direction: North
HR8185 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Cygnus.
HR8185 visual magnitude is 5.69. Because of its faintness, HR8185 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 HR8185. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8185 during the next
10000 years (5.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 11.17 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for HR8185.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for HR8185.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8185 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8185.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR8185 is distant 328.30 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR8185 is circumpolar and transits at 21:49 UTC (altitude: 88.0°)