HR8320

HR8320 is a giant star in the constellation of Cygnus.

HR8320 visual magnitude is 6.4. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8320 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR8320:

Color of HR8320 ⬤

Magnitude of HR8320 6.4

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR8320 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 2°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8320

HR8320 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR8320 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 21h 45m 44s

Declination J2000 +35° 51’ 25”

Galactic Longitude 85.82°

Galactic Latitude -13.3°

Constellation Cygnus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8320 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR8320.

Visibility of HR8320 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR8320 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 54.1° RISE 23:54

Max altitude: 74.4° TRANSIT 10:15

Azimuth: 305.9° SET 20:33

RIGHT NOW HR8320 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR8320

The image below is a photograph of HR8320 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR8320 is 0.094 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.012 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR8320. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8320 during the next 1000 years (1.57 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.20 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR8320 from the Sun and relative movement

HR8320 is distant 499.23 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 153.14 pc

Distance (light year) 499.23 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -5 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.094 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.012 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8320

HR8320 belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.47

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 1

Temperature of HR8320 4743K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8320 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8320. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR8320

Henry Draper Catalogue HD207088

SAO Catalogue SAO71675

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP107445

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+35 4626

FK5 Catalogue 1571

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