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HR8324

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 48.85°   Az: 27.28°   Direction: North-North-East

HR8324 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR8324 visual magnitude is 5.17. Because of its faintness, HR8324 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 HR8324 star
DSS2 image of HR8324. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8324 during the next 10000 years (-7.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

21h 43m 21s
+72° 26’ 09”
18h 08m 40s
15h 52m 01s

J2000

21h 43m 04s
+72° 19’ 13”

Galactic Coordinates

109.65°
14.5°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8324.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.17
Hypergiant

0.77
K0III
4626K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8324 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8324. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8324 is distant 247.16 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 39 kilometers per second.

75.82
247.16
-39 km/s
-0.044 arcsec/y
-0.038"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO10131
SAO10131

Visibility from Your Location

HR8324 is circumpolar and transits at 12:08 UTC (altitude: 69.0°)