HR7809

Above the horizon. Rise: 0:09 | Tran: 5:58 | Set: 11:42

Alt: 25.91° Az: 134.03° Direction: South-East

HR7809 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Aquila.

HR7809 visual magnitude is 6.11. Because of its faintness, HR7809 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 HR7809. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7809 during the next 10000 years (-1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 20h 27m 01s

Declination -02° 42’ 57”

Hour Angle 21h 18m 36s

Sidereal Time 17h 45m 38s

J2000

Right Ascension 20h 25m 42s

Declination -02° 48’ 01”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 41.54°

Galactic Latitude -22.19°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.11

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.59

Spectral Type K1

Color Index (B-V) 1.19

Temperature 4328K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7809 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7809. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7809 is distant 713.35 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 218.82

Distance (light year) 713.35

Radial Speed 24 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.03"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD194454

SAO Catalogue SAO144412

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP100758

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-03 4888

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR7809 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 92.7° RISE 0:09

Max altitude: 35.8° TRANSIT 5:58

Azimuth: 267.3° SET 11:42

Set Location

Other stars in Aquila