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HR7903

Altitude: -15.4°   Azimuth: 344.6°   Direction: North-North-West

HR7903 is a variable hypergiant star in the constellation of Vulpecula.

HR7903 visual magnitude is 6.08. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7903 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR7903:

6.08
Hypergiant

HR7903 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -15.4°
Azimuth: 344.6°
Direction: North-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7903

HR7903 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 HR7903 are provided in the following table:

20h 39m 10s
+21° 49’ 01”
65.2°
-11.82°
Vulpecula

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7903 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7903 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7903.

Visibility of HR7903 from your location

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

Today's HR7903 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 68.2°
Max altitude: 60.3°
Azimuth: 291.8°
HR7903 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR7903

The image below is a photograph of HR7903 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR7903 is 0.019 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.014 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7903 star
DSS2 image of HR7903. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7903 during the next 10000 years (3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR7903 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7903 is distant 926.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 37 kilometers per second.

284.09 pc
926.14 ly
-37 km/s
0.019 arcsec/year
0.014 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7903

HR7903 belongs to spectral class A0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

-1.19
A0III
10941K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7903 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7903. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7903

SAO88959
SAO88959