HR7960

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -68.52° Az: 133.72° Direction: South-East

HR7960 is a double sub-giant star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Pavo.

HR7960 visual magnitude is 6.59. Because of its faintness, HR7960 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR7960. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7960 during the next 10000 years (13.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 20h 53m 41s

Declination -62° 20’ 05”

Hour Angle 14h 18m 59s

Sideral Time 11h 12m 40s

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 HR7960.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.59

Class Sub-giant

Spectral Type A2IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.17

Temperature 8403K

Star System Properties

HR7960 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 HR7960 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.59

Secondary star magnitude 6.79

Magnitude difference 0.2

Separation 2.4 arcsec

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD198161

SAO Catalogue SAO254884

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-62 6180

Visibility from Your Location

HR7960 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Pavo