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HR8341

Altitude: 58.9°   Azimuth: 174.7°   Direction: South

HR8341 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Pegasus.

HR8341 visual magnitude is 6.29. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8341 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR8341 is 0.003 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.002 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR8341 star
DSS2 image of HR8341. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8341 during the next 100000 years (5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR8341

6.29
Main-sequence

HR8341 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 58.9°
Azimuth: 174.7°
Direction: South

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8341

HR8341 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR8341 are provided in the following table:

21h 49m 26s
+20° 27’ 44”
75.35°
-25.15°
Pegasus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8341 in the sky:

Finder chart HR8341 star
Simplified finder chart for HR8341.

Visibility of HR8341 from your location

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

Today's HR8341 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 69.5°
Max altitude: 59.0°
Azimuth: 290.5°

Distance of HR8341 from the Sun and relative movement

HR8341 is distant 1,841.81 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

564.97 pc
1,841.81 ly
-12 km/s
0.003 arcsec/year
-0.002 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8341

HR8341 belongs to spectral class B2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

-2.47
B2V
11573K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8341 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8341. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR8341

SAO90027
SAO90027