HR7877

Above the horizon. Rise: 18:44 | Tran: 1:43 | Set: 8:43

Alt: 59.19° Az: 270.35° Direction: West

HR7877 is a hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Capricornus.

HR7877 visual magnitude is 6.36. Because of its faintness, HR7877 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 HR7877. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7877 during the next 10000 years (10.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 20h 39m 22s

Declination -25° 01’ 05”

Hour Angle 02h 17m 40s

Sidereal Time 22h 57m 03s

J2000

Right Ascension 20h 37m 52s

Declination -25° 06’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 19.54°

Galactic Latitude -33.67°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.36

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 2.85

Spectral Type F0III

Color Index (B-V) 0.33

Temperature 7276K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7877 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7877. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7877 is distant 164.15 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 50.35

Distance (light year) 164.15

Radial Speed -26 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.064 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD196385

SAO Catalogue SAO189503

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP101808

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2514920

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR7877 rise, transit and set times from South Grafton, Australia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Australia/Sydney):

Azimuth: 115.0° RISE 18:44

Max altitude: 85.3° TRANSIT 1:43

Azimuth: 245.0° SET 8:43

Name:	South Grafton, Australia
Latitude:	29° 42' 27.4" S
Longitude:	152° 55' 33.6" E
Timezone:	Australia/Sydney

Set Location

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