HR8262
HR8262 is a variable giant star in the constellation of Cygnus.
HR8262 visual magnitude is 5.53. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8262 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 HR8262:
HR8262 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 65.7°
Azimuth: 90.4°
Direction: East
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8262
HR8262 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 HR8262 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8262 in the sky:

Visibility of HR8262 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR8262 is circumpolar and transits at 16:47 UTC (altitude: 83.9°)
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR8262
The image below is a photograph of HR8262 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 HR8262 is 0.051 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.006 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR8262 from the Sun and relative movement
HR8262 is distant 617.42 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR8262
HR8262 belongs to spectral class M5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8262 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
