HR8342
HR8342 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Cepheus.
HR8342 visual magnitude is 6.29. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8342 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 HR8342:
HR8342 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 69.0°
Azimuth: 340.3°
Direction: North-North-West
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8342
HR8342 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR8342 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8342 in the sky:

Visibility of HR8342 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR8342 is circumpolar and transits at 17:13 UTC (altitude: 71.3°)
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR8342
The image below is a photograph of HR8342 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 HR8342 is -0.004 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.026 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR8342 from the Sun and relative movement
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.
Spectral properties of HR8342
HR8342 belongs to spectral class A0 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8342 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
