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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:24 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:27
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HR7941

Altitude: -18.4°   Azimuth: 340.7°   Direction: North-North-West

HR7941 is a variable bright giant star in the constellation of Delphinus.

HR7941 visual magnitude is 6.38. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7941 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 HR7941 is 0.002 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.005 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7941 star
DSS2 image of HR7941. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7941 during the next 100000 years (3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 8.33 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR7941

6.38
Bright giant

HR7941 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -18.4°
Azimuth: 340.7°
Direction: North-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7941

HR7941 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 HR7941 are provided in the following table:

20h 45m 28s
+18° 05’ 25”
62.98°
-15.2°
Delphinus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7941 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7941 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7941.

Visibility of HR7941 from your location

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

Today's HR7941 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 71.9°
Max altitude: 56.6°
Azimuth: 288.1°

Distance of HR7941 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7941 is distant 1,239.54 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

380.23 pc
1,239.54 ly
-21 km/s
0.002 arcsec/year
0.005 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7941

HR7941 belongs to spectral class M5 and has a luminosity class of II corresponding to a bright giant star.

-1.52
M5II
3541K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7941 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7941. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7941

SAO106458
SAO106458