HR8275

HR8275 is a giant star in the constellation of Cygnus.

HR8275 visual magnitude is 6.15. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8275 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 HR8275:

Color of HR8275 ⬤

Magnitude of HR8275 6.15

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR8275 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 77°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8275

HR8275 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 HR8275 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 21h 37m 38s

Declination J2000 +54° 02’ 31”

Galactic Longitude 96.86°

Galactic Latitude 1.29°

Constellation Cygnus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8275 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR8275.

Visibility of HR8275 from your location

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

HR8275 is circumpolar and transits at 08:59 UTC (altitude: 87.4°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR8275

The image below is a photograph of HR8275 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 HR8275 is -0.019 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR8275. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8275 during the next 10000 years (-3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR8275 from the Sun and relative movement

HR8275 is distant 646.83 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 198.41 pc

Distance (light year) 646.83 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.019 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8275

HR8275 belongs to spectral class K1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.34

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 0.99

Temperature of HR8275 4767K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8275 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8275. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR8275

Henry Draper Catalogue HD206040

SAO Catalogue SAO33596

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP106771

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+53 2659

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