HR7987

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -50.87° Az: 265.33° Direction: West

HR7987 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Microscopium.

HR7987 visual magnitude is 5.35. Because of its faintness, HR7987 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 HR7987. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7987 during the next 1000 years (0.73 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.70 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 20h 55m 18s

Declination -39° 42’ 44”

Hour Angle 08h 20m 36s

Sidereal Time 05h 15m 55s

J2000

Right Ascension 20h 53m 40s

Declination -39° 48’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 2.3°

Galactic Latitude -39.76°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.35

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.16

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.32

Temperature 4086K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7987 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7987. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7987 is distant 411.62 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 126.26

Distance (light year) 411.62

Radial Speed 20 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.044 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.102"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD198716

SAO Catalogue SAO212522

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP103127

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4014078

Visibility from Your Location

HR7987 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

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