HR8208
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 8.32°
Az: 358.67°
Direction: North
HR8208 is a hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Cygnus.
HR8208 visual magnitude is 5.6. Because of its faintness, HR8208 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 HR8208. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8208 during the next
1000 years (3.25 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.80 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR8208.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
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Finder chart for HR8208.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8208 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8208.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR8208 is distant 111.87 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR8208 is circumpolar and transits at 16:14 UTC (altitude: 85.3°)