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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:24 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:27
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HR7840

Altitude: -19.1°   Azimuth: 320.0°   Direction: North-West

HR7840 is a multiple main-sequence star in the constellation of Delphinus.

HR7840 visual magnitude is 7.11. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7840 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 HR7840 is 0 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.003 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7840 star
DSS2 image of HR7840. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7840 during the next 100000 years (0.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR7840

7.11
Main-sequence

HR7840 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -19.1°
Azimuth: 320.0°
Direction: North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7840

HR7840 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR7840 are provided in the following table:

20h 31m 13s
+11° 15’ 38”
55.1°
-16.21°
Delphinus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7840 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7840 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7840.

Visibility of HR7840 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR7840 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 78.7°
Max altitude: 49.8°
Azimuth: 281.3°

Distance of HR7840 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7840 is distant 32,600,000.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

10,000,000.00 pc
32,600,000.00 ly
-11 km/s
-0.003 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7840

HR7840 belongs to spectral class B8 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

-22.89
B8V
9766K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7840 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7840. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR7840 star system properties

HR7840 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR7840 double sysyem:

7.11
7.41
0.3
16.7 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR7840

SAO106196
SAO106196