HR7923

Above the horizon. Rise: 20:09 | Tran: 3:44 | Set: 11:16

Alt: 47.15° Az: 230.22° Direction: South-West

HR7923 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Delphinus.

HR7923 visual magnitude is 6.22. Because of its faintness, HR7923 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 HR7923. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7923 during the next 10000 years (3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 7.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 20h 43m 08s

Declination +17° 36’ 49”

Hour Angle 02h 13m 01s

Sidereal Time 22h 56m 09s

J2000

Right Ascension 20h 41m 58s

Declination +17° 31’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 62°

Galactic Latitude -14.85°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.22

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.61

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.94

Temperature 4892K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7923 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7923. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7923 is distant 432.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 132.63

Distance (light year) 432.36

Radial Speed -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.022 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.044"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD197249

SAO Catalogue SAO106396

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP102158

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+17 4382

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR7923 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 72.4° RISE 20:09

Max altitude: 56.1° TRANSIT 3:44

Azimuth: 287.6° SET 11:16

Set Location

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