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HR7742

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 58.21°   Az: 309.16°   Direction: North-West

HR7742 is a giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR7742 visual magnitude is 5.79. Because of its faintness, HR7742 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 HR7742 star
DSS2 image of HR7742. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7742 during the next 10000 years (7.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 9.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 13m 55s
+60° 43’ 05”
03h 46m 28s
00h 00m 23s

J2000

20h 13m 27s
+60° 38’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

94.66°
14.16°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR7742.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.79
Giant

-0.51
K5
3839K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7742 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7742. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7742 is distant 593.81 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

182.15
593.81
-1 km/s
0.044 arcsec/y
0.058"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO18766
SAO18766

Visibility from Your Location

HR7742 is circumpolar and transits at 05:59 UTC (altitude: 80.8°)