HR7970

Below the horizon. Rise: 1:17 | Tran: 3:50 | Set: 6:22

Alt: -50.49° Az: 79.19° Direction: South

HR7970 is a giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Microscopium.

HR7970 visual magnitude is 6.36. Because of its faintness, HR7970 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 HR7970. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7970 during the next 10000 years (-2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 20h 52m 21s

Declination -31° 57’ 28”

Hour Angle 15h 09m 45s

Sidereal Time 12h 02m 06s

J2000

Right Ascension 20h 50m 47s

Declination -32° 03’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 12.08°

Galactic Latitude -38.12°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.36

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.28

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.54

Temperature 3734K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7970 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7970. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7970 is distant 695.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 213.22

Distance (light year) 695.10

Radial Speed -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.016 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.061"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD198356

SAO Catalogue SAO212487

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP102901

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3216236

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR7970 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 122.0° RISE 1:17

Max altitude: 6.6° TRANSIT 3:50

Azimuth: 238.0° SET 6:22

Set Location

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