HR7886

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:51 | Tran: 20:27 | Set: 4:07

Alt: 56.57° Az: 170.06° Direction: South

HR7886 is a variable giant star of spectral class M6 in the constellation of Delphinus.

HR7886 visual magnitude is 6.25. Because of its faintness, HR7886 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 HR7886. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7886 during the next 1000 years (0.32 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.65 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 20h 39m 02s

Declination +18° 21’ 25”

Hour Angle 23h 36m 59s

Sideral Time 20h 16m 01s

J2000

Right Ascension 20h 37m 54s

Declination +18° 16’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 62.05°

Galactic Latitude -13.63°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR7886.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.25

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.06

Spectral Type M6III

Color Index (B-V) 1.48

Temperature 3824K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7886 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7886. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7886 is distant 355.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 66 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 109.17

Distance (light year) 355.90

Radial Speed -66 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.019 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.099"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD196610

SAO Catalogue SAO106329

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP101810

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+17 4370

General Catalogue of Variable Stars EU Del

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR7886 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 71.6° RISE 12:51

Max altitude: 56.9° TRANSIT 20:27

Azimuth: 288.4° SET 4:07

Set Location

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