HR7472

Below the horizon. Rise: 18:45 | Tran: 2:41 | Set: 10:33

Alt: -8.13° Az: 319.15° Direction: South-South-West

HR7472 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Vulpecula.

HR7472 visual magnitude is 6.48. Because of its faintness, HR7472 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 HR7472. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7472 during the next 10000 years (-9.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 19h 39m 24s

Declination +20° 50’ 31”

Hour Angle 09h 04m 35s

Sidereal Time 04h 43m 59s

J2000

Right Ascension 19h 38m 17s

Declination +20° 46’ 58”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 56.66°

Galactic Latitude -0.41°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.48

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.26

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.08

Temperature 4559K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7472 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7472. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7472 is distant 571.93 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 175.44

Distance (light year) 571.93

Radial Speed 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.055 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.048"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD185436

SAO Catalogue SAO87489

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP96601

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+20 4210

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR7472 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 69.2° RISE 18:45

Max altitude: 59.4° TRANSIT 2:41

Azimuth: 290.8° SET 10:33

Set Location

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