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HR7666

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 48.36°   Az: 329.77°   Direction: North-North-West

HR7666 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Draco.

HR7666 visual magnitude is 6.33. Because of its faintness, HR7666 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.

Image of HR7666 star
DSS2 image of HR7666. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7666 during the next 10000 years (7.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 10.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

19h 58m 37s
+70° 26’ 07”
05h 48m 51s
01h 47m 29s

J2000

19h 58m 41s
+70° 22’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

102.91°
20.06°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR7666 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7666.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.33
Giant

0.77
G8III
5051K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7666 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7666. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7666 is distant 421.19 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

129.20
421.19
-10 km/s
0.045 arcsec/y
0.06"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO9592
SAO9592

Visibility from Your Location

HR7666 is circumpolar and transits at 16:49 UTC (altitude: 71.0°)