HR8246

Above the horizon. Rise: 19:23 | Tran: 2:37 | Set: 9:51

Alt: 51.33° Az: 338.47° Direction: North-North-West

HR8246 is a hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Cygnus.

HR8246 visual magnitude is 5.75. Because of its faintness, HR8246 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 HR8246. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8246 during the next 10000 years (3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 33m 50s

Declination +50° 05’ 30”

Hour Angle 01h 23m 46s

Sidereal Time 22h 57m 37s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 32m 56s

Declination +49° 58’ 40”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 93.59°

Galactic Latitude -1.24°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.75

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.07

Spectral Type A0V

Color Index (B-V) -0.03

Temperature 10516K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8246 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8246. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 145.77

Distance (light year) 475.22

Radial Speed -33 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.02 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD205314

SAO Catalogue SAO51019

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP106393

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+49 3553

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8246 rise, transit and set times from Agualote, Honduras are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Tegucigalpa):

Azimuth: 39.9° RISE 19:23

Max altitude: 55.2° TRANSIT 2:37

Azimuth: 320.1° SET 9:51

Name:	Agualote, Honduras
Latitude:	15° 20' 7.1" N
Longitude:	88° 33' 11.2" W
Timezone:	America/Tegucigalpa

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