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HR7428

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 82.48°   Az: 308.99°   Direction: North-West

HR7428 is a variable bright giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Cygnus.

HR7428 visual magnitude is 6.37. Because of its faintness, HR7428 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 HR7428 star
DSS2 image of HR7428. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7428 during the next 10000 years (-0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

19h 31m 45s
+55° 47’ 08”
00h 41m 40s
20h 13m 25s

J2000

19h 31m 13s
+55° 43’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

87.51°
16.87°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR7428 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7428.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.37
Bright giant

-1.17
K2II
4389K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7428 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7428. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7428 is distant 1,051.61 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

322.58
1,051.61
-6 km/s
-0.002 arcsec/y
-0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO31741
SAO31741

Visibility from Your Location

HR7428 is circumpolar and transits at 16:41 UTC (altitude: 85.7°)