The star HR 8240
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , HR 8240 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:42 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 58° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:45, 72° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:11, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
HR 8240
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Pegasus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 6.68 (V) [1] 6.60 (BT) [1] 6.67 (VT) [1] 6.66 (G) [2] 6.65 (BP) [2] 6.71 (RP) [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.06 |
| Right ascension: | 21h32m27s [2] |
| Declination: | +23°23'40" [2] |
| Distance: | 191.3 parsec 623.7 lightyrs [2] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 28.2 mas/yr [2] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 82.9° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.27 |
Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.