HR8297

Above the horizon. Rise: 20:44 | Tran: 7:02 | Set: 17:15

Alt: 50.66° Az: 266.72° Direction: West

HR8297 is a variable star of spectral class C6 in the constellation of Cygnus.

HR8297 visual magnitude is 6.07. Because of its faintness, HR8297 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 HR8297. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8297 during the next 100000 years (11.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 43m 05s

Declination +35° 37’ 36”

Hour Angle 03h 24m 31s

Sidereal Time 01h 07m 36s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 42m 01s

Declination +35° 30’ 37”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 85.01°

Galactic Latitude -13.06°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.07

Class

Absolute magnitude -2.87

Spectral Type C6

Color Index (B-V) 2.52

Temperature 2710K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8297 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8297. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8297 is distant 2,000.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 613.50

Distance (light year) 2,000.00

Radial Speed 10 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.007 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD206570

SAO Catalogue SAO71613

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP107129

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+34 4500

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V460 Cyg

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8297 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 54.4° RISE 20:44

Max altitude: 74.1° TRANSIT 7:02

Azimuth: 305.6° SET 17:15

Set Location

Other stars in Cygnus