HR7838

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -31.62° Az: 186.78° Direction: South

HR7838 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Pavo.

HR7838 visual magnitude is 6.11. Because of its faintness, HR7838 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 HR7838. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7838 during the next 10000 years (4.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 20h 38m 20s

Declination -69° 31’ 17”

Hour Angle 01h 06m 45s

Sidereal Time 21h 45m 05s

J2000

Right Ascension 20h 35m 51s

Declination -69° 36’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 325.19°

Galactic Latitude -34.32°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR7838.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.11

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.92

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.29

Temperature 4139K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7838 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7838. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7838 is distant 829.52 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 254.45

Distance (light year) 829.52

Radial Speed -5 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.029 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.061"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD195402

SAO Catalogue SAO254820

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP101626

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-70 2792

Visibility from Your Location

HR7838 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Pavo