HR8208
HR8208 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Cygnus.
HR8208 visual magnitude is 5.6. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8208 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.
The proper motion of HR8208 is 0.195 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.048 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Key facts about HR8208
HR8208 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Altitude: 35.5°
Azimuth: 302.6°
Direction: West-North-West
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8208
HR8208 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR8208 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8208 in the sky:
Visibility of HR8208 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR8208 is circumpolar and transits at 05:43 UTC (altitude: 85.2°)
Distance of HR8208 from the Sun and relative movement
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.
Spectral properties of HR8208
HR8208 belongs to spectral class F0 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8208 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
