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HR7468

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 6.26°   Az: 358.09°   Direction: North

HR7468 is a giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Cygnus.

HR7468 visual magnitude is 5.17. Because of its faintness, HR7468 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 HR7468 star
DSS2 image of HR7468. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7468 during the next 1000 years (-1.68 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.70 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

19h 37m 24s
+44° 45’ 08”
11h 49m 19s
07h 26m 44s

J2000

19h 36m 37s
+44° 41’ 42”

Galactic Coordinates

77.62°
11.35°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR7468.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.17
Giant

2.13
G9III
4917K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7468 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7468. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7468 is distant 132.31 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

40.58
132.31
-5 km/s
-0.101 arcsec/y
-0.102"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO48649
SAO48649

Visibility from Your Location

HR7468 is circumpolar and transits at 09:39 UTC (altitude: 83.3°)