HR7922

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 26.80° Az: 300.11° Direction: West-North-West

HR7922 is a double giant star of spectral class B6 in the constellation of Cygnus.

HR7922 visual magnitude is 6.51. Because of its faintness, HR7922 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR7922. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7922 during the next 100000 years (11.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 20h 41m 57s

Declination +39° 10’ 25”

Hour Angle 06h 20m 34s

Sidereal Time 03h 02m 32s

J2000

Right Ascension 20h 41m 00s

Declination +39° 04’ 55”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 79.34°

Galactic Latitude -1.74°

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Finder chart for HR7922.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.51

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.96

Spectral Type B6III

Color Index (B-V) -0.12

Temperature 11920K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7922 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7922. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR7922 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR7922 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.51

Secondary star magnitude 9.81

Magnitude difference 3.3

Separation 48.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7922 is distant 1,015.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 311.53

Distance (light year) 1,015.58

Radial Speed -15 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.007 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD197226

SAO Catalogue SAO70367

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP102062

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+38 4187

FK5 Catalogue 3653

Visibility from Your Location

HR7922 is circumpolar and transits at 05:01 UTC (altitude: 77.7°)

Set Location

Other stars in Cygnus