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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
north SunriseRise: 7:40  
clear_day Transit: 11:47  
SunsetSet: 15:53 south
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HR8292

Altitude: -11.7°   Azimuth: 55.4°   Direction: North-East

HR8292 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Pegasus.

HR8292 visual magnitude is 6.09. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8292 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 HR8292:

6.09
Sub-giant

HR8292 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -11.7°
Azimuth: 55.4°
Direction: North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8292

HR8292 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR8292 are provided in the following table:

21h 42m 33s
+10° 49’ 28”
66.11°
-30.53°
Pegasus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8292 in the sky:

Finder chart HR8292 star
Simplified finder chart for HR8292.

Visibility of HR8292 from your location

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

Today's HR8292 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 79.2°
Max altitude: 49.3°
Azimuth: 280.8°

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR8292

The image below is a photograph of HR8292 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 HR8292 is 0.024 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.002 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR8292 star
DSS2 image of HR8292. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8292 during the next 10000 years (4.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR8292 from the Sun and relative movement

HR8292 is distant 696.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

213.68 pc
696.58 ly
6 km/s
0.024 arcsec/year
-0.002 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8292

HR8292 belongs to spectral class B5 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

-0.56
B5IV
11744K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8292 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8292. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR8292

SAO107340
SAO107340