HR7800
HR7800 is a giant star in the constellation of Cygnus.
HR7800 visual magnitude is 5.93. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7800 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about HR7800:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7800
HR7800 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR7800 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7800 in the sky:
Visibility of HR7800 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR7800 is circumpolar and transits at 12:31 UTC (altitude: 79.5°)
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR7800
The image below is a photograph of HR7800 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR7800 is 0.001 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.047 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of HR7800 from the Sun and relative movement
HR7800 is distant 855.64 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR7800
HR7800 belongs to spectral class K7 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7800 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
