HR8242
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 73.95°
Az: 75.23°
Direction: East-North-East
HR8242 is a supergiant star of spectral class G2 in the constellation of Cygnus.
HR8242 visual magnitude is 6.16. Because of its faintness, HR8242 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 HR8242. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8242 during the next
100000 years (15.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.00 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for HR8242.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for HR8242.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8242 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8242.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR8242 is distant 1,147.89 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR8242 is circumpolar and transits at 21:35 UTC (altitude: 88.8°)