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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
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HR7663

Altitude: -70.7°   Azimuth: 149.8°   Direction: South-South-East

HR7663 is a giant star in the constellation of Pavo.

HR7663 visual magnitude is 6.45. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7663 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR7663 is -0.01 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.005 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7663 star
DSS2 image of HR7663. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7663 during the next 10000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.83 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR7663

6.45
Giant

HR7663 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -70.7°
Azimuth: 149.8°
Direction: South-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7663

HR7663 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 HR7663 are provided in the following table:

20h 08m 20s
-66° 21’ 16”
329.57°
-32.36°
Pavo

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7663 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7663 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7663.

Visibility of HR7663 from your location

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

HR7663 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR7663 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7663 is distant 1,143.86 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 36 kilometers per second.

350.88 pc
1,143.86 ly
36 km/s
-0.01 arcsec/year
-0.005 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7663

HR7663 belongs to spectral class K5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-1.28
K5III
3677K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7663 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7663. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7663

SAO254731
SAO254731