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HR7876

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 48.64°   Az: 299.10°   Direction: West-North-West

HR7876 is a bright giant star of spectral class A9 in the constellation of Cygnus.

HR7876 visual magnitude is 6.11. Because of its faintness, HR7876 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 HR7876 star
DSS2 image of HR7876. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7876 during the next 100000 years (-5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 35m 34s
+51° 56’ 30”
04h 37m 55s
01h 13m 29s

J2000

20h 34m 50s
+51° 51’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

88.89°
6.83°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR7876.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.11
Bright giant

-5.62
A9II
6827K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7876 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7876. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7876 is distant 7,244.44 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

2,222.22
7,244.44
-13 km/s
-0.003 arcsec/y
-0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO32709
SAO32709

Visibility from Your Location

HR7876 is circumpolar and transits at 10:44 UTC (altitude: 89.5°)