HR7502

HR7502 is a giant star in the constellation of Cygnus.

HR7502 visual magnitude is 5.94. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7502 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 HR7502:

Color of HR7502 ⬤

Magnitude of HR7502 5.94

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR7502 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 49°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7502

HR7502 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 HR7502 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 19h 42m 44s

Declination J2000 +32° 25’ 36”

Galactic Longitude 67.29°

Galactic Latitude 4.46°

Constellation Cygnus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7502 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR7502.

Visibility of HR7502 from your location

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

Today's HR7502 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 57.6° RISE 18:28

Max altitude: 70.9° TRANSIT 4:01

Azimuth: 302.4° SET 13:30

RIGHT NOW HR7502 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR7502

The image below is a photograph of HR7502 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 HR7502 is 0.004 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.003 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR7502. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7502 during the next 100000 years (6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR7502 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7502 is distant 2,248.28 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 689.66 pc

Distance (light year) 2,248.28 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -7 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.004 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.003 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7502

HR7502 belongs to spectral class A5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -3.25

Spectral Type A5III

Color Index (B-V) 0.11

Temperature of HR7502 8932K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7502 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7502. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7502

Henry Draper Catalogue HD186377

SAO Catalogue SAO68730

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP96977

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+32 3531

FK5 Catalogue 3577

In Evidence

Other stars in Cygnus