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HR7477

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 15.97°   Az: 335.16°   Direction: North-North-West

HR7477 is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class G6 in the constellation of Cygnus.

HR7477 visual magnitude is 6.47. Because of its faintness, HR7477 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 HR7477 star
DSS2 image of HR7477. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7477 during the next 1000 years (0.60 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.40 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

19h 38m 37s
+49° 20’ 29”
09h 26m 45s
05h 05m 23s

J2000

19h 37m 56s
+49° 17’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

81.91°
13.22°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR7477 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7477.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.47
Main-sequence

0.53
G6V
4767K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7477 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7477. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR7477 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR7477 double sysyem:

6.47
9.37
2.9
29.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7477 is distant 503.09 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 85 kilometers per second.

154.32
503.09
-85 km/s
0.036 arcsec/y
0.144"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO48673
SAO48673

Visibility from Your Location

HR7477 is circumpolar and transits at 20:05 UTC (altitude: 87.9°)