HR7788

Above the horizon. Rise: 22:12 | Tran: 3:26 | Set: 8:35

Alt: 4.44° Az: 248.57° Direction: West-South-West

HR7788 is a giant star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Capricornus.

HR7788 visual magnitude is 6.3. Because of its faintness, HR7788 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 HR7788. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7788 during the next 10000 years (4.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 20h 24m 23s

Declination -09° 34’ 17”

Hour Angle 04h 40m 59s

Sidereal Time 01h 05m 23s

J2000

Right Ascension 20h 23m 00s

Declination -09° 39’ 16”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 34.55°

Galactic Latitude -24.7°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.3

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.67

Spectral Type G5III

Color Index (B-V) 0.91

Temperature 4970K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7788 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7788. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7788 is distant 435.25 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 133.51

Distance (light year) 435.25

Radial Speed -17 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.024 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD193896

SAO Catalogue SAO144361

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP100524

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-10 5369

FK5 Catalogue 3632

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR7788 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 99.6° RISE 22:12

Max altitude: 28.9° TRANSIT 3:26

Azimuth: 260.4° SET 8:35

Set Location

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