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HR7509

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 28.80°   Az: 34.93°   Direction: North-East

HR7509 is a variable giant star of spectral class M5 in the constellation of Cygnus.

HR7509 visual magnitude is 6.48. Because of its faintness, HR7509 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 HR7509 star
DSS2 image of HR7509. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7509 during the next 10000 years (2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

19h 42m 37s
+55° 31’ 25”
16h 09m 40s
11h 52m 18s

J2000

19h 42m 04s
+55° 27’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

87.93°
15.37°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR7509.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.48
Giant

-0.38
M5III
3635K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7509 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7509. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7509 is distant 767.06 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

235.29
767.06
-28 km/s
0.013 arcsec/y
-0.039"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO31906
SAO31906

Visibility from Your Location

HR7509 is circumpolar and transits at 09:44 UTC (altitude: 86.0°)