HR7872

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -65.89° Az: 133.60° Direction: South-East

HR7872 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Pavo.

HR7872 visual magnitude is 6.22. Because of its faintness, HR7872 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 HR7872. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7872 during the next 10000 years (2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -13.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 20h 41m 56s

Declination -62° 49’ 07”

Hour Angle 14h 41m 26s

Sideral Time 11h 23m 23s

J2000

Right Ascension 20h 39m 51s

Declination -62° 54’ 28”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 333.09°

Galactic Latitude -36.2°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR7872.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.22

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.64

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.1

Temperature 4515K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7872 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7872. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7872 is distant 425.59 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 130.55

Distance (light year) 425.59

Radial Speed 18 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.012 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.078"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD196317

SAO Catalogue SAO254844

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP101965

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-63 4602

Visibility from Your Location

HR7872 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Pavo