HR7946

Below the horizon. Rise: 14:38 | Tran: 20:24 | Set: 2:14

Alt: -20.30° Az: 293.15° Direction: West-North-West

HR7946 is a star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Aquarius.

HR7946 visual magnitude is 6.27. Because of its faintness, HR7946 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 HR7946. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7946 during the next 10000 years (-2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 20h 48m 20s

Declination -02° 23’ 40”

Hour Angle 08h 01m 18s

Sideral Time 04h 49m 39s

J2000

Right Ascension 20h 47m 03s

Declination -02° 29’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 44.66°

Galactic Latitude -26.72°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR7946.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.27

Class

Absolute magnitude -0.64

Spectral Type K2

Color Index (B-V) 1.55

Temperature 3720K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7946 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7946. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7946 is distant 787.44 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 241.55

Distance (light year) 787.44

Radial Speed 28 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.016 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD197954

SAO Catalogue SAO144802

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP102561

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-03 5018

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR7946 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 92.4° RISE 14:38

Max altitude: 36.1° TRANSIT 20:24

Azimuth: 267.6° SET 2:14

Set Location

Other stars in Aquarius