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HR7969

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 13.45°   Az: 22.33°   Direction: North-North-East

HR7969 is a double giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Cygnus.

HR7969 visual magnitude is 5.57. Because of its faintness, HR7969 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.

Image of HR7969 star
DSS2 image of HR7969. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7969 during the next 10000 years (-1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 48m 38s
+47° 55’ 27”
14h 13m 50s
11h 02m 28s

J2000

20h 47m 49s
+47° 49’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

86.97°
2.72°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR7969 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7969.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.57
Giant

-0.52
K5III
3855K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7969 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7969. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR7969 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR7969 double sysyem:

5.57
14.57
9
18.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7969 is distant 537.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.

165.02
537.95
-30 km/s
-0.006 arcsec/y
-0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO50073
SAO50073

Visibility from Your Location

HR7969 is circumpolar and transits at 19:21 UTC (altitude: 86.4°)