HR7959

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -63.15° Az: 131.84° Direction: South-East

HR7959 is a double sub-giant star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Pavo.

HR7959 visual magnitude is 6.28. Because of its faintness, HR7959 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 HR7959. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7959 during the next 10000 years (12.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 20h 53m 40s

Declination -62° 20’ 05”

Hour Angle 15h 05m 46s

Sideral Time 11h 59m 27s

J2000

Right Ascension 20h 51m 38s

Declination -62° 25’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 333.32°

Galactic Latitude -37.62°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR7959.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.28

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 1.96

Spectral Type A2IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.15

Temperature 8571K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7959 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7959. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR7959 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR7959 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.28

Secondary star magnitude 6.48

Magnitude difference 0.2

Separation 2.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7959 is distant 238.48 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 73.15

Distance (light year) 238.48

Radial Speed -16 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.076 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.047"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD198160

SAO Catalogue SAO254883

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP102962

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-62 6180

Visibility from Your Location

HR7959 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Pavo