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HR7978

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 64.30°   Az: 72.09°   Direction: East-North-East

HR7978 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Cygnus.

HR7978 visual magnitude is 6.29. Because of its faintness, HR7978 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 HR7978 star
DSS2 image of HR7978. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7978 during the next 100000 years (10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 11.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 49m 27s
+52° 00’ 10”
21h 11m 38s
18h 01m 06s

J2000

20h 48m 42s
+51° 54’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

90.24°
5.17°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR7978 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7978.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.29
Main-sequence

-0.64
B8V
11092K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7978 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7978. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR7978 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR7978 double sysyem:

6.29
8.59
2.3
4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7978 is distant 791.26 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

242.72
791.26
-25 km/s
0.006 arcsec/y
0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO32908
SAO32908

Visibility from Your Location

HR7978 is circumpolar and transits at 21:27 UTC (altitude: 89.5°)