HR7817

HR7817 is a bright giant star in the constellation of Microscopium.

HR7817 visual magnitude is 6.1. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7817 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR7817 is 0.008 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.021 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Key facts about HR7817

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7817

HR7817 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR7817 are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7817 in the sky:

Visibility of HR7817 from your location

Today's HR7817 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Distance of HR7817 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7817 is distant 626.92 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of HR7817

HR7817 belongs to spectral class B8 and has a luminosity class of II corresponding to a bright giant star.

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7817 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

Alternative designations of HR7817