HR7487

HR7487 is a bright giant star in the constellation of Cygnus.

HR7487 visual magnitude is 6.2. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7487 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 HR7487:

Color of HR7487 ⬤

Magnitude of HR7487 6.2

Class Bright giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR7487 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 8°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7487

HR7487 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 HR7487 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 19h 39m 34s

Declination J2000 +45° 57’ 29”

Galactic Longitude 79°

Galactic Latitude 11.47°

Constellation Cygnus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7487 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR7487.

Visibility of HR7487 from your location

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

HR7487 is circumpolar and transits at 03:13 UTC (altitude: 84.5°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR7487

The image below is a photograph of HR7487 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 HR7487 is -0.005 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.046 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR7487 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

Distance (parsec) 123.46 pc

Distance (light year) 402.47 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.046 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7487

HR7487 belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of II corresponding to a bright giant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.74

Spectral Type G8II

Color Index (B-V) 0.9

Temperature of HR7487 4996K

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

Alternative designations of HR7487

Henry Draper Catalogue HD185955

SAO Catalogue SAO48697

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP96706

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+45 2940

In Evidence

Other stars in Cygnus