HR7466

Above the horizon. Rise: 19:32 | Tran: 4:34 | Set: 13:31

Alt: 20.73° Az: 68.46° Direction: East-North-East

HR7466 is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class B5 in the constellation of Cygnus.

HR7466 visual magnitude is 6.43. Because of its faintness, HR7466 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 HR7466. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7466 during the next 10000 years (-2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 19h 38m 10s

Declination +29° 23’ 31”

Hour Angle 17h 47m 19s

Sidereal Time 13h 25m 29s

J2000

Right Ascension 19h 37m 09s

Declination +29° 20’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 64°

Galactic Latitude 3.99°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR7466.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.43

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.71

Spectral Type B5V

Color Index (B-V) -0.09

Temperature 11407K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7466 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7466. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR7466 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR7466 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.43

Secondary star magnitude 9.13

Magnitude difference 2.7

Separation 20.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7466 is distant 873.99 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 268.10

Distance (light year) 873.99

Radial Speed -20 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.016 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD185268

SAO Catalogue SAO87462

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP96503

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+29 3670

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS12696

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR7466 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 60.6° RISE 19:32

Max altitude: 67.9° TRANSIT 4:34

Azimuth: 299.4° SET 13:31

Set Location

Other stars in Cygnus