We use cookies to deliver essential features and to measure their performance. By using this site you accept our Privacy Policies.
A Complete Guide to the Solar System and the Night Sky
Donate now and help us to keep this site free and ad-free!
public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
north SunriseRise: 7:38  
clear_day Transit: 11:46  
SunsetSet: 15:54 south
sleep NighttimeWhat's Visible Now?
All Constellations » Cygnus » 

HR8290

Altitude: 79.8°   Azimuth: 295.8°   Direction: West-North-West

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:

6.2
Hypergiant

HR8290 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 79.8°
Azimuth: 295.8°
Direction: West-North-West

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:

21h 40m 43s
+54° 52’ 19”
97.74°
1.61°
Cygnus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8290 in the sky:

Finder chart HR8290 star
Simplified finder chart for HR8290.

Visibility of HR8290 from your location

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

HR8290 is circumpolar and transits at 17:07 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.

Image of HR8290 star
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);

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.

215.52 pc
702.59 ly
4 km/s
0.01 arcsec/year
0.005 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8290

HR8290 belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

-0.47
K0III
4389K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR8290

SAO33656
SAO33656