HR7662

Above the horizon. Rise: 21:22 | Tran: 5:04 | Set: 12:41

Alt: 52.45° Az: 217.35° Direction: South-West

HR7662 is a double bright giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Sagitta.

HR7662 visual magnitude is 5.96. Because of its faintness, HR7662 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.

DSS2 image of HR7662. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7662 during the next 10000 years (2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 20h 04m 24s

Declination +18° 34’ 23”

Hour Angle 01h 31m 50s

Sidereal Time 21h 36m 15s

J2000

Right Ascension 20h 03m 16s

Declination +18° 30’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 57.67°

Galactic Latitude -6.63°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.96

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -1.12

Spectral Type K3II

Color Index (B-V) 1.42

Temperature 3918K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7662 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7662. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR7662 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR7662 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.96

Secondary star magnitude 9.26

Magnitude difference 3.3

Separation 47.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7662 is distant 848.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 260.42

Distance (light year) 848.96

Radial Speed 9 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.031"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD190211

SAO Catalogue SAO105608

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP98738

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+18 4365

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR7662 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 71.4° RISE 21:22

Max altitude: 57.1° TRANSIT 5:04

Azimuth: 288.6° SET 12:41

Set Location

Other stars in Sagitta