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HR7687

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 28.02°   Az: 319.73°   Direction: North-West

HR7687 is a giant star of spectral class M1 in the constellation of Cygnus.

HR7687 visual magnitude is 6.14. Because of its faintness, HR7687 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 HR7687 star
DSS2 image of HR7687. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7687 during the next 10000 years (4.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 05m 46s
+51° 54’ 40”
07h 29m 18s
03h 35m 05s

J2000

20h 05m 06s
+51° 50’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

86.31°
10.65°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR7687 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7687.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.14
Giant

-0.64
M1III
3649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7687 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7687. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7687 is distant 740.91 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 56 kilometers per second.

227.27
740.91
-56 km/s
0.029 arcsec/y
0.034"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO32272
SAO32272

Visibility from Your Location

HR7687 is circumpolar and transits at 18:54 UTC (altitude: 89.6°)