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HR7704

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 72.28°   Az: 344.41°   Direction: North-North-West

HR7704 is a giant star of spectral class M3 in the constellation of Draco.

HR7704 visual magnitude is 6.28. Because of its faintness, HR7704 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 HR7704 star
DSS2 image of HR7704. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7704 during the next 10000 years (-2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 04m 59s
+68° 05’ 54”
00h 50m 38s
20h 55m 37s

J2000

20h 04m 53s
+68° 01’ 37”

Galactic Coordinates

100.94°
18.54°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR7704 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7704.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.28
Giant

-1.39
M3III
3581K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7704 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7704. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7704 is distant 1,116.44 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 42 kilometers per second.

342.47
1,116.44
-42 km/s
-0.017 arcsec/y
-0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO18699
SAO18699

Visibility from Your Location

HR7704 is circumpolar and transits at 20:08 UTC (altitude: 73.4°)