HR7838

Above the horizon. Rise: 17:53 | Tran: 1:41 | Set: 9:29

Alt: 28.52° Az: 171.16° 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’ 16”

Hour Angle 22h 29m 13s

Sidereal Time 19h 07m 34s

J2000

Right Ascension 20h 35m 51s

Declination -69° 36’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 325.19°

Galactic Latitude -34.32°

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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

Today's HR7838 rise, transit and set times from Atuona, French Polynesia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Pacific/Marquesas):

Azimuth: 159.5° RISE 17:53

Max altitude: 30.3° TRANSIT 1:41

Azimuth: 200.5° SET 9:29

Name:	Atuona, French Polynesia
Latitude:	9° 48' 0.0" S
Longitude:	139° 1' 58.8" W
Timezone:	Pacific/Marquesas

Set Location

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