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HR8281

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 60.58°   Az: 57.83°   Direction: East-North-East

HR8281 is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class O6 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR8281 visual magnitude is 5.62. Because of its faintness, HR8281 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.

Image of HR8281 star
DSS2 image of HR8281. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8281 during the next 100000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

21h 39m 44s
+57° 36’ 12”
20h 36m 22s
18h 16m 06s

J2000

21h 38m 57s
+57° 29’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

99.29°
3.74°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8281.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.62
Main-sequence

-2.16
O6V
8086K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8281 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8281. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8281 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8281 double sysyem:

5.62
7.82
2.2
11.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8281 is distant 1,172.66 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

359.71
1,172.66
-8 km/s
-0.001 arcsec/y
-0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO33626
SAO33626

Visibility from Your Location

HR8281 is circumpolar and transits at 12:20 UTC (altitude: 83.9°)