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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
north SunriseRise: 6:46  
clear_day Transit: 12:51  
SunsetSet: 18:55 south
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HR8250

Altitude: -15.0°   Azimuth: 11.5°   Direction: North-North-East

HR8250 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Pegasus.

HR8250 visual magnitude is 6.47. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8250 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 HR8250:

6.47
Main-sequence

HR8250 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -15.0°
Azimuth: 11.5°
Direction: North-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8250

HR8250 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR8250 are provided in the following table:

21h 34m 33s
+22° 45’ 16”
74.48°
-21.08°
Pegasus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8250 in the sky:

Finder chart HR8250 star
Simplified finder chart for HR8250.

Visibility of HR8250 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR8250 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 67.2°
Max altitude: 61.3°
Azimuth: 292.8°

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR8250

The image below is a photograph of HR8250 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 HR8250 is 0.014 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.041 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR8250 star
DSS2 image of HR8250. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8250 during the next 10000 years (2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR8250 from the Sun and relative movement

HR8250 is distant 225.61 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

69.20 pc
225.61 ly
14 km/s
0.014 arcsec/year
-0.041 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8250

HR8250 belongs to spectral class F7 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

2.27
F7V
6344K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8250 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8250. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR8250

SAO89807
SAO89807