HR8206

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 62.82° Az: 77.07° Direction: East-North-East

HR8206 is a variable and double star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Cygnus.

HR8206 visual magnitude is 6.58. Because of its faintness, HR8206 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR8206. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8206 during the next 10000 years (-2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 25m 48s

Declination +49° 25’ 56”

Hour Angle 21h 07m 10s

Sidereal Time 18h 32m 58s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 24m 55s

Declination +49° 19’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 92.2°

Galactic Latitude -0.82°

Finder Chart

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.58

Class

HR8206 is also a SiCrSr chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude 0.37

Spectral Type B9

Color Index (B-V) -0.03

Temperature 10516K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8206 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8206. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8206 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8206 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.58

Secondary star magnitude 12.48

Magnitude difference 5.9

Separation 20.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8206 is distant 568.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 174.52

Distance (light year) 568.94

Radial Speed 1 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD204131

SAO Catalogue SAO50817

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP105733

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+48 3376

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V1934 Cyg

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS14962

Visibility from Your Location

HR8206 is circumpolar and transits at 12:10 UTC (altitude: 88.0°)

Set Location

Other stars in Cygnus