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:

Color of HR8262 ⬤

Magnitude of HR8262 5.53

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR8262 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 56°.

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:

Right Ascension J2000 21h 36m 02s

Declination J2000 +45° 22’ 28”

Galactic Longitude 90.86°

Galactic Latitude -4.98°

Constellation Cygnus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8262 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR8262.

Visibility of HR8262 from your location

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

HR8262 is circumpolar and transits at 04:50 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.

DSS2 image of HR8262. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8262 during the next 10000 years (8.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.00 arcmin in declination);

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.

Distance (parsec) 189.39 pc

Distance (light year) 617.42 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -14 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.051 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.006 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8262

HR8262 belongs to spectral class M5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.86

Spectral Type M5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.58

Temperature of HR8262 3677K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8262 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8262. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR8262

Henry Draper Catalogue HD205730

SAO Catalogue SAO51079

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP106642

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+44 3877

General Catalogue of Variable Stars W Cyg

In Evidence

Other stars in Cygnus