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HR7652

Altitude: 0.3°   Azimuth: 173.2°   Direction: South

HR7652 is a giant star in the constellation of Sagittarius.

HR7652 visual magnitude is 4.77. Because of its moderate brightness, HR7652 should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR7652:

4.77
Giant

HR7652 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 0.3°
Azimuth: 173.2°
Direction: South

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7652

HR7652 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR7652 are provided in the following table:

20h 03m 33s
-37° 56’ 26”
2.77°
-29.84°
Sagittarius

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7652 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7652 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7652.

Visibility of HR7652 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 HR7652 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: 127.9°
Max altitude: 0.6°
Azimuth: 232.1°

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR7652

The image below is a photograph of HR7652 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 HR7652 is 0.059 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.092 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7652 star
DSS2 image of HR7652. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7652 during the next 1000 years (0.98 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.53 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR7652 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7652 is distant 404.97 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 38 kilometers per second.

124.22 pc
404.97 ly
-38 km/s
0.059 arcsec/year
-0.092 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7652

HR7652 belongs to spectral class K5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-0.70
K5III
3934K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7652 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7652. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7652

SAO211767
SAO211767