HR7837

Above the horizon. Rise: 0:05 | Tran: 4:48 | Set: 9:28

Alt: 11.28° Az: 227.67° Direction: South-West

HR7837 is a giant star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Capricornus.

HR7837 visual magnitude is 6.12. Because of its faintness, HR7837 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 HR7837. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7837 during the next 10000 years (-6.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 20h 32m 29s

Declination -14° 58’ 09”

Hour Angle 03h 14m 31s

Sidereal Time 23h 47m 00s

J2000

Right Ascension 20h 31m 04s

Declination -15° 03’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 29.94°

Galactic Latitude -28.71°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.12

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.17

Spectral Type G5

Color Index (B-V) 0.79

Temperature 5311K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7837 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7837. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7837 is distant 318.05 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 97.56

Distance (light year) 318.05

Radial Speed 30 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.041 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.056"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD195330

SAO Catalogue SAO163645

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP101221

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-15 5696

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR7837 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 105.0° RISE 0:05

Max altitude: 23.6° TRANSIT 4:48

Azimuth: 255.0° SET 9:28

Set Location

Other stars in Capricornus