HR7487
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 42.44°
Az: 294.63°
Direction: West-North-West
HR7487 is a bright giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Cygnus.
HR7487 visual magnitude is 6.2. Because of its faintness, HR7487 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 HR7487. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7487 during the next
10000 years (-0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 7.67 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for HR7487.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for HR7487.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7487 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7487.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR7487 is distant 402.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR7487 is circumpolar and transits at 18:09 UTC (altitude: 84.5°)