HR8198

Above the horizon. Rise: 14:21 | Tran: 22:52 | Set: 7:26

Alt: 43.94° Az: 102.89° Direction: East-South-East

HR8198 is a giant star of spectral class A8 in the constellation of Vulpecula.

HR8198 visual magnitude is 5.68. Because of its faintness, HR8198 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 HR8198. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8198 during the next 10000 years (8.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 25m 39s

Declination +26° 16’ 54”

Hour Angle 20h 33m 53s

Sideral Time 17h 59m 33s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 24m 33s

Declination +26° 10’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 75.46°

Galactic Latitude -17.08°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8198.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.68

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.54

Spectral Type A8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.31

Temperature 7399K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8198 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8198. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8198 is distant 219.68 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 67.39

Distance (light year) 219.68

Radial Speed -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.048 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD203925

SAO Catalogue SAO89685

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP105703

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+25 4531

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8198 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 63.7° RISE 14:21

Max altitude: 64.8° TRANSIT 22:52

Azimuth: 296.3° SET 7:26

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Vulpecula