HR7607

HR7607 is a multiple main-sequence star in the constellation of Cygnus.

HR7607 visual magnitude is 6.57. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7607 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 HR7607:

Color of HR7607 ⬤

Magnitude of HR7607 6.57

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR7607 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 69°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7607

HR7607 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 HR7607 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 19h 55m 06s

Declination J2000 +30° 11’ 43”

Galactic Longitude 66.7°

Galactic Latitude 1.05°

Constellation Cygnus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7607 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR7607.

Visibility of HR7607 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 HR7607 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: 59.8° RISE 19:16

Max altitude: 68.7° TRANSIT 4:25

Azimuth: 300.2° SET 13:30

RIGHT NOW HR7607 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR7607

The image below is a photograph of HR7607 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 HR7607 is 0.011 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.017 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR7607. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7607 during the next 10000 years (1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR7607 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7607 is distant 742.60 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 227.79 pc

Distance (light year) 742.60 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -12 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.011 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.017 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7607

HR7607 belongs to spectral class B6 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude -0.22

Spectral Type B6V

Color Index (B-V) -0.08

Temperature of HR7607 11247K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7607 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7607. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR7607 star system properties

HR7607 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR7607 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.57

Secondary star magnitude 9.47

Magnitude difference 2.9

Separation 9.3 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR7607

Henry Draper Catalogue HD188651

SAO Catalogue SAO69079

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP98017

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+29 3802

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS13117

In Evidence

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