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HR8298

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 8.32°   Az: 11.12°   Direction: North

HR8298 is a variable giant star of spectral class M4 in the constellation of Cygnus.

HR8298 visual magnitude is 6.17. Because of its faintness, HR8298 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.

Image of HR8298 star
DSS2 image of HR8298. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8298 during the next 10000 years (1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

21h 43m 06s
+45° 52’ 52”
13h 03m 37s
10h 46m 43s

J2000

21h 42m 08s
+45° 45’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

91.92°
-5.4°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8298.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.17
Giant

-0.41
M4III
3720K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8298 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8298. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8298 is distant 676.35 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

207.47
676.35
9 km/s
0.006 arcsec/y
-0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO51204
SAO51204

Visibility from Your Location

HR8298 is circumpolar and transits at 12:19 UTC (altitude: 84.4°)