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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:24 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:27
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HR7923

Altitude: -18.6°   Azimuth: 21.2°   Direction: North-North-East

HR7923 is a giant star in the constellation of Delphinus.

HR7923 visual magnitude is 6.22. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7923 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR7923 is 0.022 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.044 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7923 star
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);

Key facts about HR7923

6.22
Giant

HR7923 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -18.6°
Azimuth: 21.2°
Direction: North-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7923

HR7923 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR7923 are provided in the following table:

20h 41m 58s
+17° 31’ 17”
62°
-14.85°
Delphinus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7923 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7923 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7923.

Visibility of HR7923 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

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

Azimuth: 72.5°
Max altitude: 56.0°
Azimuth: 287.5°

Distance of HR7923 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

132.63 pc
432.36 ly
-2 km/s
0.022 arcsec/year
0.044 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7923

HR7923 belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.61
G8III
4892K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR7923

SAO106396
SAO106396