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HR7714

HR7714 is a giant star in the constellation of Telescopium.

HR7714 visual magnitude is 5.65. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7714 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR7714:

5.65
Giant
HR7714 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7714

HR7714 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR7714 are provided in the following table:

20h 14m 18s
-52° 26’ 44”
346.13°
-33.6°
Telescopium

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7714 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7714 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7714.

Visibility of HR7714 from your location

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

HR7714 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR7714

The image below is a photograph of HR7714 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR7714 is 0.022 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.045 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7714 star
DSS2 image of HR7714. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7714 during the next 10000 years (3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR7714 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7714 is distant 915.73 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

280.90 pc
915.73 ly
14 km/s
0.022 arcsec/year
-0.045 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7714

HR7714 belongs to spectral class K4 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-1.59
K4III
3794K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7714 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7714. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7714

SAO246495
SAO246495