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HR8239

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 52.89°   Az: 344.87°   Direction: North-North-West

HR8239 is a giant star of spectral class G6 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR8239 visual magnitude is 5.97. Because of its faintness, HR8239 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 HR8239 star
DSS2 image of HR8239. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8239 during the next 10000 years (7.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

21h 23m 59s
+80° 38’ 05”
05h 01m 45s
02h 25m 44s

J2000

21h 24m 49s
+80° 31’ 28”

Galactic Coordinates

114.98°
21.03°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8239.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.97
Giant

0.78
G6
4943K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8239 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8239. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8239 is distant 355.12 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

108.93
355.12
3 km/s
0.044 arcsec/y
-0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO3568
SAO3568

Visibility from Your Location

HR8239 is circumpolar and transits at 05:15 UTC (altitude: 60.8°)