HR8312

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 55.96° Az: 307.51° Direction: North-West

HR8312 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR8312 visual magnitude is 6.08. Because of its faintness, HR8312 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 HR8312. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8312 during the next 10000 years (-0.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 43m 30s

Declination +59° 23’ 06”

Hour Angle 04h 02m 43s

Sidereal Time 01h 46m 13s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 42m 45s

Declination +59° 16’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 100.84°

Galactic Latitude 4.75°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8312.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.08

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -3.28

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.34

Temperature 4051K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8312 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8312. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8312 is distant 2,432.84 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 746.27

Distance (light year) 2,432.84

Radial Speed -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.003 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD206842

SAO Catalogue SAO33683

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP107197

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+58 2314

Visibility from Your Location

HR8312 is circumpolar and transits at 20:00 UTC (altitude: 82.1°)

Set Location

Other stars in Cepheus