HR8374

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 55.65° Az: 311.80° Direction: North-West

HR8374 is a supergiant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR8374 visual magnitude is 6.13. Because of its faintness, HR8374 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 HR8374. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8374 during the next 100000 years (6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 11.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 56m 05s

Declination +61° 39’ 39”

Hour Angle 04h 09m 35s

Sidereal Time 02h 05m 41s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 55m 20s

Declination +61° 32’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 103.5°

Galactic Latitude 5.51°

Finder Chart

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.13

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -6.09

Spectral Type G8I

Color Index (B-V) 1.6

Temperature 3649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8374 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8374. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8374 is distant 9,055.56 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 32 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 2,777.78

Distance (light year) 9,055.56

Radial Speed -32 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD208606

SAO Catalogue SAO19738

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP108209

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+60 2318

Visibility from Your Location

HR8374 is circumpolar and transits at 16:48 UTC (altitude: 79.8°)

Set Location

Other stars in Cepheus