HR7468

HR7468 is a giant star in the constellation of Cygnus.

HR7468 visual magnitude is 5.17. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7468 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR7468:

Color of HR7468 ⬤

Magnitude of HR7468 5.17

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR7468 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 48°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7468

HR7468 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR7468 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 19h 36m 37s

Declination J2000 +44° 41’ 42”

Galactic Longitude 77.62°

Galactic Latitude 11.35°

Constellation Cygnus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7468 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR7468.

Visibility of HR7468 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR7468 is circumpolar and transits at 07:14 UTC (altitude: 83.2°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR7468

The image below is a photograph of HR7468 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR7468 is -0.101 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.102 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR7468 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

Distance (parsec) 40.58 pc

Distance (light year) 132.31 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.101 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.102 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7468

HR7468 belongs to spectral class G9 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 2.13

Spectral Type G9III

Color Index (B-V) 0.93

Temperature of HR7468 4917K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR7468

Henry Draper Catalogue HD185351

SAO Catalogue SAO48649

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP96459

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+44 3185

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