HR7849

Above the horizon. Rise: 6:57 | Tran: 15:25 | Set: 23:52

Alt: 49.94° Az: 246.13° Direction: West-South-West

HR7849 is a double star of spectral class A in the constellation of Vulpecula.

HR7849 visual magnitude is 6.34. Because of its faintness, HR7849 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 HR7849. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7849 during the next 10000 years (5.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 20h 33m 02s

Declination +25° 53’ 24”

Hour Angle 02h 43m 26s

Sidereal Time 23h 16m 28s

J2000

Right Ascension 20h 31m 58s

Declination +25° 48’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 67.51°

Galactic Latitude -8.15°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR7849.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.34

Class

HR7849 is also a so called metallic star.

Absolute magnitude 1.79

Spectral Type A

Color Index (B-V) 0.26

Temperature 7726K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7849 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7849. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR7849 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR7849 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.34

Secondary star magnitude 8.14

Magnitude difference 1.8

Separation 0.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7849 is distant 264.40 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 81.10

Distance (light year) 264.40

Radial Speed -18 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.032 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.033"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD195692

SAO Catalogue SAO88808

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP101300

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+25 4272

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS13964

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR7849 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 64.1° RISE 6:57

Max altitude: 64.4° TRANSIT 15:25

Azimuth: 295.9° SET 23:52

Set Location

Other stars in Vulpecula