HR7812

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -52.98° Az: 165.81° Direction: South

HR7812 is a giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Octans.

HR7812 visual magnitude is 5.91. Because of its faintness, HR7812 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 HR7812. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7812 during the next 10000 years (-0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 20h 42m 26s

Declination -81° 11’ 51”

Hour Angle 16h 58m 34s

Sidereal Time 13h 41m 00s

J2000

Right Ascension 20h 38m 18s

Declination -81° 17’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 311.99°

Galactic Latitude -30.75°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR7812.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.91

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.54

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.71

Temperature 3503K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7812 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7812. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7812 is distant 635.48 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 194.93

Distance (light year) 635.48

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.03"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD194612

SAO Catalogue SAO258864

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP101843

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-81 906

Visibility from Your Location

HR7812 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Octans