HR7706

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -4.40° Az: 174.56° Direction: South

HR7706 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Sagittarius.

HR7706 visual magnitude is 6.22. Because of its faintness, HR7706 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 HR7706. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7706 during the next 1000 years (-0.23 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.97 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 20h 14m 08s

Declination -42° 42’ 08”

Hour Angle 23h 30m 26s

Sidereal Time 19h 44m 35s

J2000

Right Ascension 20h 12m 23s

Declination -42° 46’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 357.57°

Galactic Latitude -32.39°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.22

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.10

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.23

Temperature 4251K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7706 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7706. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7706 is distant 343.88 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 105.49

Distance (light year) 343.88

Radial Speed -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.118"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD191584

SAO Catalogue SAO230100

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP99570

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4313855

Visibility from Your Location

HR7706 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

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