HR8342
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 41.16°
Az: 24.59°
Direction: North-North-East
HR8342 is a hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Cepheus.
HR8342 visual magnitude is 6.29. Because of its faintness, HR8342 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 HR8342. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8342 during the next
10000 years (-0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.33 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR8342.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
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Finder chart for HR8342.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8342 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8342.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR8342 is distant 492.45 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR8342 is circumpolar and transits at 06:22 UTC (altitude: 71.2°)