HR7961

Above the horizon. Rise: 2:28 | Tran: 5:58 | Set: 9:28

Alt: 4.15° Az: 217.91° Direction: South-West

HR7961 is a giant star of spectral class B7 in the constellation of Capricornus.

HR7961 visual magnitude is 5.86. Because of its faintness, HR7961 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 HR7961. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7961 during the next 10000 years (2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 20h 50m 47s

Declination -25° 41’ 09”

Hour Angle 02h 51m 23s

Sidereal Time 23h 42m 11s

J2000

Right Ascension 20h 49m 17s

Declination -25° 46’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 19.65°

Galactic Latitude -36.34°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.86

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.37

Spectral Type B7III

Color Index (B-V) -0.07

Temperature 11092K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7961 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7961. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7961 is distant 910.61 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 279.33

Distance (light year) 910.61

Radial Speed -12 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.021"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD198174

SAO Catalogue SAO189733

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP102772

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2615282

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR7961 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 115.7° RISE 2:28

Max altitude: 12.8° TRANSIT 5:58

Azimuth: 244.3° SET 9:28

Set Location

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