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HR7707

Altitude: -70.1°   Azimuth: 138.4°   Direction: South-East

HR7707 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Pavo.

HR7707 visual magnitude is 6.09. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7707 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR7707 is -0.037 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.037 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7707 star
DSS2 image of HR7707. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7707 during the next 10000 years (-6.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.17 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR7707

6.09
Hypergiant

HR7707 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -70.1°
Azimuth: 138.4°
Direction: South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7707

HR7707 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR7707 are provided in the following table:

20h 14m 26s
-63° 24’ 56”
332.97°
-33.29°
Pavo

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7707 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7707 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7707.

Visibility of HR7707 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR7707 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR7707 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7707 is distant 234.87 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

72.05 pc
234.87 ly
19 km/s
-0.037 arcsec/year
0.037 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7707

HR7707 belongs to spectral class F0 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a hypergiant star.

1.80
F0IV
7399K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7707 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7707. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7707

SAO254756
SAO254756