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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
SunriseRise: 5:41  
clear_day Transit: 12:56  
SunsetSet: 20:12
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HR7905

Altitude: -20.8°   Azimuth: 270.0°   Direction: West

HR7905 is a giant star in the constellation of Capricornus.

HR7905 visual magnitude is 5.8. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7905 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 HR7905 is -0.067 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.071 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7905 star
DSS2 image of HR7905. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7905 during the next 10000 years (-11.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 11.83 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR7905

5.8
Giant

HR7905 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -20.8°
Azimuth: 270.0°
Direction: West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7905

HR7905 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 HR7905 are provided in the following table:

20h 40m 32s
-16° 07’ 27”
29.82°
-31.23°
Capricornus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7905 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7905 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7905.

Visibility of HR7905 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 HR7905 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: 106.1°
Max altitude: 22.4°
Azimuth: 253.9°

Distance of HR7905 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7905 is distant 329.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

101.01 pc
329.29 ly
-4 km/s
-0.067 arcsec/year
0.071 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7905

HR7905 belongs to spectral class G7

0.78
G7
4743K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7905 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7905. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7905

SAO163783
SAO163783