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HR7697

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 25.54°   Az: 325.63°   Direction: North-West

HR7697 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Cygnus.

HR7697 visual magnitude is 5.85. Because of its faintness, HR7697 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 HR7697 star
DSS2 image of HR7697. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7697 during the next 1000 years (3.53 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.25 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 06m 52s
+53° 14’ 21”
08h 06m 39s
04h 13m 32s

J2000

20h 06m 13s
+53° 09’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

87.56°
11.18°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR7697.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.85
Main-sequence

3.04
F5V
6934K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7697 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7697. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR7697 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR7697 double sysyem:

5.85
9.65
3.8
170.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7697 is distant 118.85 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 41 kilometers per second.

36.46
118.85
-41 km/s
0.212 arcsec/y
0.255"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO32286
SAO32286

Visibility from Your Location

HR7697 is circumpolar and transits at 10:43 UTC (altitude: 88.2°)