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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:26 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:25
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HR7987

Altitude: -64.4°   Azimuth: 284.1°   Direction: West-North-West

HR7987 is a giant star in the constellation of Microscopium.

HR7987 visual magnitude is 5.35. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7987 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 HR7987 is 0.044 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.102 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7987 star
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);

Key facts about HR7987

5.35
Giant

HR7987 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -64.4°
Azimuth: 284.1°
Direction: West-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7987

HR7987 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR7987 are provided in the following table:

20h 53m 40s
-39° 48’ 36”
2.3°
-39.76°
Microscopium

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7987 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7987 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7987.

Visibility of HR7987 from your location

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

HR7987 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR7987 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

126.26 pc
411.62 ly
20 km/s
0.044 arcsec/year
-0.102 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7987

HR7987 belongs to spectral class K2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-0.16
K2III
4086K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7987 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

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

Alternative designations of HR7987

SAO212522
SAO212522