HR7967

HR7967 is a giant star in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR7967 visual magnitude is 6.41. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7967 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR7967:

Color of HR7967 ⬤

Magnitude of HR7967 6.41

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR7967 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 32°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7967

HR7967 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR7967 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 20h 44m 33s

Declination J2000 +69° 45’ 06”

Galactic Longitude 104.41°

Galactic Latitude 16.37°

Constellation Cepheus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7967 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR7967.

Visibility of HR7967 from your location

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

HR7967 is circumpolar and transits at 08:22 UTC (altitude: 71.7°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR7967

The image below is a photograph of HR7967 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR7967 is -0.026 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.027 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR7967. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7967 during the next 10000 years (-4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR7967 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7967 is distant 431.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 132.28 pc

Distance (light year) 431.22 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.026 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.027 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7967

HR7967 belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.80

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature of HR7967 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7967 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7967. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7967

Henry Draper Catalogue HD198236

SAO Catalogue SAO19018

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP102370

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+69 1127

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