HR8290
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 16.88°
Az: 353.25°
Direction: South
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
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR8290.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR8290 is circumpolar and transits at 03:35 UTC (altitude: 86.5°)