HR7926

HR7926 is a bright giant star in the constellation of Cygnus.

HR7926 visual magnitude is 5.67. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7926 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR7926:

Color of HR7926 ⬤

Magnitude of HR7926 5.67

Class Bright giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR7926 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 66°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7926

HR7926 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR7926 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 20h 41m 56s

Declination J2000 +41° 43’ 00”

Galactic Longitude 81.53°

Galactic Latitude -0.26°

Constellation Cygnus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7926 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR7926.

Visibility of HR7926 from your location

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

HR7926 is circumpolar and transits at 04:00 UTC (altitude: 80.2°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR7926

The image below is a photograph of HR7926 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR7926 is 0.006 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR7926. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7926 during the next 100000 years (10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR7926 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7926 is distant 1,041.53 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 319.49 pc

Distance (light year) 1,041.53 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -27 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.006 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7926

HR7926 belongs to spectral class B8 and has a luminosity class of II corresponding to a bright giant star.

Absolute magnitude -1.85

Spectral Type B8II

Color Index (B-V) -0.12

Temperature of HR7926 11920K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7926 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7926. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7926

Henry Draper Catalogue HD197392

SAO Catalogue SAO49946

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP102155

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+41 3856

FK5 Catalogue 3655

In Evidence

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