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HR8226

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 44.43°   Az: 308.47°   Direction: 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.

Image of HR8226 star
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

21h 29m 40s
+55° 31’ 49”
05h 24m 02s
02h 53m 43s

J2000

21h 28m 52s
+55° 25’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

96.86°
3.16°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8226.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.12
Giant

-1.15
B8III
8658K

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

HR 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.

284.90
928.77
-7 km/s
0.014 arcsec/y
0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO33458
SAO33458

Visibility from Your Location

HR8226 is circumpolar and transits at 05:29 UTC (altitude: 85.9°)