HR8290
HR8290 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Cygnus.
HR8290 visual magnitude is 6.2. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8290 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 HR8290:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8290
HR8290 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 HR8290 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8290 in the sky:
Visibility of HR8290 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR8290 is circumpolar and transits at 21:06 UTC (altitude: 86.6°)
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR8290
The image below is a photograph of HR8290 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 HR8290 is 0.01 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.005 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of HR8290 from the Sun and relative movement
HR8290 is distant 702.59 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR8290
HR8290 belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8290 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
