HR8240
Above the horizon.
Rise: 14:58 | Tran: 23:07 | Set: 7:21
Alt: 19.78°
Az: 76.78°
Direction: East-North-East
HR8240 is a variable star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Pegasus.
HR8240 visual magnitude is 6.7. Because of its faintness, HR8240 is not visible to the naked eye.
DSS2 image of HR8240. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8240 during the next
10000 years (6.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.33 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for HR8240.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
HR8240 is also a SiSrCr chemically peculiar star.
Simplified finder chart for HR8240.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8240 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8240.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR8240 is distant 607.08 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
Today's HR8240 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):