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HR8237

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 37.78°   Az: 49.44°   Direction: North-East

HR8237 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Cygnus.

HR8237 visual magnitude is 6.02. Because of its faintness, HR8237 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 HR8237 star
DSS2 image of HR8237. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8237 during the next 10000 years (4.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

21h 31m 11s
+53° 04’ 13”
17h 52m 08s
15h 23m 19s

J2000

21h 30m 20s
+52° 57’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

95.32°
1.22°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8237.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

⬤
6.02
Main-sequence

0.18
A2V
0.08
9226K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8237 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8237. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8237 is distant 479.41 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

147.06
479.41
-17 km/s
0.024 arcsec/y
0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

HD204965
SAO33477
SAO33477
HIP106171
BD+52 2957

Visibility from Your Location

HR8237 is circumpolar and transits at 05:46 UTC (altitude: 88.4°)