HR8226

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 18.94° Az: 345.57° Direction: North-North-West

HR8226 is a variable giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR8226 visual magnitude is 6.12. Because of its faintness, HR8226 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 HR8226. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8226 during the next 10000 years (2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 29m 39s

Declination +55° 31’ 39”

Hour Angle 10h 21m 31s

Sideral Time 07h 51m 11s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 28m 52s

Declination +55° 25’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 96.86°

Galactic Latitude 3.16°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8226.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.12

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.15

Spectral Type B8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.14

Temperature 8658K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8226 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8226. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8226 is distant 928.77 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 284.90

Distance (light year) 928.77

Radial Speed -7 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD204754

SAO Catalogue SAO33458

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP106052

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+54 2544

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 13745

Visibility from Your Location

HR8226 is circumpolar and transits at 20:06 UTC (altitude: 86.0°)

Set Location

Other stars in Cepheus