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HR8304

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 14.09°   Az: 18.64°   Direction: North-North-East

HR8304 is a bright giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Cygnus.

HR8304 visual magnitude is 6.09. Because of its faintness, HR8304 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 HR8304 star
DSS2 image of HR8304. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8304 during the next 10000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

21h 43m 33s
+49° 42’ 50”
13h 54m 37s
11h 38m 10s

J2000

21h 42m 38s
+49° 36’ 01”

Galactic Coordinates

94.51°
-2.56°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR8304 star
Simplified finder chart for HR8304.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.09
Bright giant

-1.04
G8II
4743K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8304 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8304. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8304 is distant 869.33 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

266.67
869.33
-2 km/s
0.01 arcsec/y
-0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO51217
SAO51217

Visibility from Your Location

HR8304 is circumpolar and transits at 21:42 UTC (altitude: 88.2°)