We use cookies to deliver essential features and to measure their performance. By using this site you accept our Privacy Policies.
Help keep this site free and ads-free: donate now!
public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:11 
Transit: 12:54 
Sunset: 20:39
sleep   (Nighttime)   What's Visible Now?

HR7772

Altitude: -0.2°   Azimuth: 100.0°   Direction: East

HR7772 is a variable star in the constellation of Aquila.

HR7772 visual magnitude is 6.63. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7772 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 HR7772 is -0.081 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.09 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7772 star
DSS2 image of HR7772. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7772 during the next 10000 years (-13.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -15.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR7772

6.63

HR7772 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -0.2°
Azimuth: 100.0°
Direction: East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7772

HR7772 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR7772 are provided in the following table:

20h 20m 26s
-06° 21’ 42”
37.47°
-22.67°
Aquila

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7772 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7772 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7772.

Visibility of HR7772 from your location

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

Today's HR7772 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 96.4°
Max altitude: 32.2°
Azimuth: 263.6°

Distance of HR7772 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7772 is distant 602.59 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 43 kilometers per second.

184.84 pc
602.59 ly
43 km/s
-0.081 arcsec/year
-0.09 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7772

HR7772 belongs to spectral class K5

0.30
K5
3720K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7772 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7772. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7772

SAO144313
SAO144313