HR8246
HR8246 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Cygnus.
HR8246 visual magnitude is 5.75. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8246 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about HR8246:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8246
HR8246 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR8246 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8246 in the sky:
Visibility of HR8246 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR8246 is circumpolar and transits at 13:17 UTC (altitude: 88.5°)
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR8246
The image below is a photograph of HR8246 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR8246 is 0.02 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.015 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of HR8246 from the Sun and relative movement
HR8246 is distant 475.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 33 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR8246
HR8246 belongs to spectral class A0 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8246 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
