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HR792

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 10.03°   Az: 4.65°   Direction: North

HR792 is a multiple bright giant star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Perseus.

HR792 visual magnitude is 6.48. Because of its faintness, HR792 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 HR792 star
DSS2 image of HR792. The red arrow shows the motion of HR792 during the next 100000 years (11.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

02h 44m 44s
+48° 22’ 20”
12h 27m 36s
15h 12m 21s

J2000

02h 43m 01s
+48° 15’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

141.4°
-10.56°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR792.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.48
Bright giant

-1.66
G5II
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR792 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR792. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR792 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR792 double sysyem:

6.48
11.48
5
72.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR792 is distant 1,387.23 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

425.53
1,387.23
-5 km/s
0.007 arcsec/y
0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO38274
SAO38274

Visibility from Your Location

HR792 is circumpolar and transits at 10:43 UTC (altitude: 86.9°)