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.

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

Right Ascension 20h 13m 55s

Declination +60° 43’ 05”

Hour Angle 03h 46m 28s

Sidereal Time 00h 00m 23s

J2000

Right Ascension 20h 13m 27s

Declination +60° 38’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 94.66°

Galactic Latitude 14.16°

Finder Chart

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.79

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.51

Spectral Type K5

Color Index (B-V) 1.47

Temperature 3839K

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

Distance (parsec) 182.15

Distance (light year) 593.81

Radial Speed -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.044 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.058"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD192781

SAO Catalogue SAO18766

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP99663

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+60 2099

Visibility from Your Location

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

Set Location

Other stars in Cepheus