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HR8306

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 5.95°   Az: 339.05°   Direction: North-North-West

HR8306 is a variable giant star of spectral class M2 in the constellation of Cygnus.

HR8306 visual magnitude is 5.49. Because of its faintness, HR8306 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 HR8306 star
DSS2 image of HR8306. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8306 during the next 10000 years (-3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

21h 44m 07s
+41° 16’ 15”
10h 07m 03s
07h 51m 10s

J2000

21h 43m 06s
+41° 09’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

89°
-8.99°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8306.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.49
Giant

-0.79
M2III
3663K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8306 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8306. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8306 is distant 587.39 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

180.18
587.39
-23 km/s
-0.023 arcsec/y
-0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO51221
SAO51221

Visibility from Your Location

HR8306 is circumpolar and transits at 11:57 UTC (altitude: 79.8°)