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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:24 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:27
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HR7981

Altitude: -13.9°   Azimuth: 325.4°   Direction: North-West

HR7981 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Delphinus.

HR7981 visual magnitude is 6.52. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7981 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR7981 is 0.076 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.016 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7981 star
DSS2 image of HR7981. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7981 during the next 10000 years (12.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR7981

6.52
Main-sequence

HR7981 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -13.9°
Azimuth: 325.4°
Direction: North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7981

HR7981 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR7981 are provided in the following table:

20h 50m 36s
+18° 03’ 05”
63.7°
-16.21°
Delphinus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7981 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7981 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7981.

Visibility of HR7981 from your location

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

Today's HR7981 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 71.9°
Max altitude: 56.6°
Azimuth: 288.1°

Distance of HR7981 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7981 is distant 323.09 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

99.11 pc
323.09 ly
13 km/s
0.076 arcsec/year
0.016 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7981

HR7981 belongs to spectral class A1 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

1.54
A1V
9652K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7981 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7981. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7981

SAO106562
SAO106562