HR7698

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -52.42° Az: 169.10° Direction: South-South-West

HR7698 is a star of spectral class A in the constellation of Octans.

HR7698 visual magnitude is 6.17. Because of its faintness, HR7698 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 HR7698. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7698 during the next 10000 years (1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 20h 30m 03s

Declination -83° 13’ 31”

Hour Angle 17h 10m 58s

Sidereal Time 13h 41m 01s

J2000

Right Ascension 20h 24m 54s

Declination -83° 18’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 310°

Galactic Latitude -29.6°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR7698.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.17

Class

HR7698 is also a so called metallic star.

Absolute magnitude 1.73

Spectral Type A

Color Index (B-V) 0.2

Temperature 8163K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7698 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7698. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7698 is distant 251.74 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 77.22

Distance (light year) 251.74

Proper Motion RA 0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD191220

SAO Catalogue SAO258856

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP100697

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-83 695

Visibility from Your Location

HR7698 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Octans