HR7915

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -16.61° Az: 226.34° Direction: South-West

HR7915 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Microscopium.

HR7915 visual magnitude is 6.29. Because of its faintness, HR7915 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 HR7915. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7915 during the next 10000 years (4.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 20h 44m 31s

Declination -39° 28’ 01”

Hour Angle 04h 15m 37s

Sidereal Time 01h 00m 08s

J2000

Right Ascension 20h 42m 52s

Declination -39° 33’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 2.37°

Galactic Latitude -37.67°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.29

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.74

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.08

Temperature 4559K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7915 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7915. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7915 is distant 1,314.52 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 403.23

Distance (light year) 1,314.52

Radial Speed -7 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.024 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD197093

SAO Catalogue SAO212369

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP102230

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4013994

Visibility from Your Location

HR7915 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

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