HR7606

HR7606 is a supergiant star in the constellation of Cygnus.

HR7606 visual magnitude is 5.76. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7606 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 HR7606:

Color of HR7606 ⬤

Magnitude of HR7606 5.76

Class Supergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR7606 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 58°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7606

HR7606 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 HR7606 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 19h 54m 48s

Declination J2000 +36° 59’ 45”

Galactic Longitude 72.5°

Galactic Latitude 4.61°

Constellation Cygnus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7606 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR7606.

Visibility of HR7606 from your location

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

Today's HR7606 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 53.0° RISE 21:07

Max altitude: 75.5° TRANSIT 7:52

Azimuth: 307.0° SET 18:33

RIGHT NOW HR7606 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR7606

The image below is a photograph of HR7606 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 HR7606 is 0.014 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.021 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR7606. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7606 during the next 10000 years (2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR7606 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7606 is distant 1,537.74 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 471.70 pc

Distance (light year) 1,537.74 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -24 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.014 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.021 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7606

HR7606 belongs to spectral class G1 and has a luminosity class of I corresponding to a supergiant star.

Absolute magnitude -2.61

Spectral Type G1I

Color Index (B-V) 0.75

Temperature of HR7606 5436K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7606 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7606. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7606

Henry Draper Catalogue HD188650

SAO Catalogue SAO69072

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP97985

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+36 3766

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