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.

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

Right Ascension 02h 44m 44s

Declination +48° 22’ 20”

Hour Angle 12h 27m 36s

Sidereal Time 15h 12m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 43m 01s

Declination +48° 15’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 141.4°

Galactic Latitude -10.56°

Finder Chart

Loading map...

Finder chart for HR792.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.48

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -1.66

Spectral Type G5II

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature 10125K

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

Main star magnitude 6.48

Secondary star magnitude 11.48

Magnitude difference 5

Separation 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.

Distance (parsec) 425.53

Distance (light year) 1,387.23

Radial Speed -5 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD16780

SAO Catalogue SAO38274

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP12690

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+47 683

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS2064

Visibility from Your Location

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

Set Location

Other stars in Perseus