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HR7868

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 53.11°   Az: 28.49°   Direction: North-North-East

HR7868 is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Draco.

HR7868 visual magnitude is 6.27. Because of its faintness, HR7868 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.

Image of HR7868 star
DSS2 image of HR7868. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7868 during the next 10000 years (-0.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 29m 53s
+72° 37’ 00”
19h 06m 19s
15h 36m 12s

J2000

20h 30m 00s
+72° 31’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

106.17°
18.88°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR7868.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.27
Giant

-0.33
K4
4034K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7868 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7868. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7868 is distant 682.01 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 43 kilometers per second.

209.21
682.01
-43 km/s
-0.003 arcsec/y
-0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO9793
SAO9793

Visibility from Your Location

HR7868 is circumpolar and transits at 11:02 UTC (altitude: 68.9°)