HR8327

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 25.74° Az: 347.57° Direction: North-North-West

HR8327 is a double supergiant star of spectral class O9 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR8327 visual magnitude is 5.95. Because of its faintness, HR8327 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 HR8327. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8327 during the next 100000 years (-11.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 45m 34s

Declination +62° 34’ 31”

Hour Angle 10h 20m 27s

Sideral Time 08h 06m 01s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 44m 53s

Declination +62° 27’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 103.14°

Galactic Latitude 6.99°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8327.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.95

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -3.00

Spectral Type O9I

Color Index (B-V) 0.31

Temperature 7399K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8327 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8327. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8327 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8327 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.95

Secondary star magnitude 9.45

Magnitude difference 3.5

Separation 17 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8327 is distant 2,012.35 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 617.28

Distance (light year) 2,012.35

Radial Speed -18 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD207198

SAO Catalogue SAO19621

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP107374

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+61 2193

Visibility from Your Location

HR8327 is circumpolar and transits at 20:17 UTC (altitude: 78.9°)

Set Location

Other stars in Cepheus