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HR8361

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 28.47°   Az: 350.28°   Direction: North

HR8361 is a multiple star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR8361 visual magnitude is 6.37. Because of its faintness, HR8361 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 HR8361 star
DSS2 image of HR8361. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8361 during the next 10000 years (-1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

21h 52m 14s
+65° 52’ 09”
10h 34m 53s
08h 27m 08s

J2000

21h 51m 37s
+65° 45’ 10”

Galactic Coordinates

105.85°
9.04°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR8361 star
Simplified finder chart for HR8361.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.37

1.86
A1
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8361 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8361. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8361 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8361 double sysyem:

6.37
6.67
0.3
1.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8361 is distant 259.76 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

79.68
259.76
4 km/s
-0.006 arcsec/y
-0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO19686
SAO19686

Visibility from Your Location

HR8361 is circumpolar and transits at 21:59 UTC (altitude: 75.6°)