HR8243
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 74.20°
Az: 45.83°
Direction: North-East
HR8243 is a bright giant star of spectral class B1 in the constellation of Cepheus.
HR8243 visual magnitude is 5.53. Because of its faintness, HR8243 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 HR8243. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8243 during the next
100000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR8243.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8243 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8243.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR8243 is distant 2,397.06 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR8243 is circumpolar and transits at 02:46 UTC (altitude: 80.9°)