HR8290

Above the horizon. Rise: 17:21 | Tran: 2:58 | Set: 12:38

Alt: 2.91° Az: 23.61° Direction: North-North-East

HR8290 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Cygnus.

HR8290 visual magnitude is 6.2. Because of its faintness, HR8290 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.

DSS2 image of HR8290. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8290 during the next 10000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 41m 34s

Declination +54° 59’ 20”

Hour Angle 14h 56m 47s

Sidereal Time 12h 38m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 40m 43s

Declination +54° 52’ 19”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 97.74°

Galactic Latitude 1.61°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.2

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.47

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.16

Temperature 4389K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8290 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8290. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 215.52

Distance (light year) 702.59

Radial Speed 4 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.01 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD206509

SAO Catalogue SAO33656

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP107041

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+54 2595

FK5 Catalogue 3731

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8290 rise, transit and set times from Jinzipai, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 35.0° RISE 17:21

Max altitude: 64.9° TRANSIT 2:58

Azimuth: 325.0° SET 12:38

Name:	Jinzipai, China
Latitude:	29° 50' 46.7" N
Longitude:	117° 48' 28.8" E
Timezone:	Asia/Shanghai

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