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HR7786

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 30.89°   Az: 307.95°   Direction: North-West

HR7786 is a variable giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Cygnus.

HR7786 visual magnitude is 6.5. Because of its faintness, HR7786 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 HR7786 star
DSS2 image of HR7786. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7786 during the next 10000 years (0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 20m 43s
+46° 55’ 01”
06h 31m 21s
02h 52m 04s

J2000

20h 19m 56s
+46° 50’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

83.35°
5.93°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR7786 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7786.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.5
Giant
HR7786 is also a Si chemically peculiar star.

-1.37
B8III
10941K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7786 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7786. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7786 is distant 1,220.97 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

374.53
1,220.97
-11 km/s
0.001 arcsec/y
0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO49482
SAO49482

Visibility from Your Location

HR7786 is circumpolar and transits at 17:15 UTC (altitude: 85.4°)