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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:24 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:27
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HR7886

Altitude: 11.5°   Azimuth: 285.0°   Direction: West-North-West

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

HR7886 visual magnitude is 6.25. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7886 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR7886 is 0.019 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.099 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7886 star
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);

Key facts about HR7886

6.25
Giant

HR7886 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 11.5°
Azimuth: 285.0°
Direction: West-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7886

HR7886 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR7886 are provided in the following table:

20h 37m 54s
+18° 16’ 09”
62.05°
-13.63°
Delphinus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7886 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7886 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7886.

Visibility of HR7886 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

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

Azimuth: 71.7°
Max altitude: 56.8°
Azimuth: 288.3°

Distance of HR7886 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

109.17 pc
355.90 ly
-66 km/s
0.019 arcsec/year
0.099 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7886

HR7886 belongs to spectral class M6 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

1.06
M6III
3824K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR7886

SAO106329
SAO106329