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HR7919

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 50.85°   Az: 77.93°   Direction: East-North-East

HR7919 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Cygnus.

HR7919 visual magnitude is 5.95. Because of its faintness, HR7919 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.

Image of HR7919 star
DSS2 image of HR7919. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7919 during the next 10000 years (-11.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 40m 55s
+43° 32’ 51”
20h 06m 20s
16h 47m 15s

J2000

20h 40m 03s
+43° 27’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

82.69°
1.08°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR7919 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7919.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.95
Giant

0.15
K2III
4328K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7919 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7919. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7919 is distant 470.42 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

144.30
470.42
-19 km/s
-0.07 arcsec/y
-0.063"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO49912
SAO49912

Visibility from Your Location

HR7919 is circumpolar and transits at 19:05 UTC (altitude: 82.1°)