HR7992

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -81.98° Az: 271.09° Direction: West

HR7992 is a sub-giant star of spectral class B5 in the constellation of Indus.

HR7992 visual magnitude is 6.24. Because of its faintness, HR7992 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 HR7992. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7992 during the next 10000 years (0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 20h 56m 20s

Declination -50° 37’ 55”

Hour Angle 11h 09m 12s

Sideral Time 08h 05m 32s

J2000

Right Ascension 20h 54m 34s

Declination -50° 43’ 40”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 348.07°

Galactic Latitude -39.89°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR7992.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.24

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -2.15

Spectral Type B5IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.12

Temperature 11920K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7992 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7992. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7992 is distant 1,552.38 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 476.19

Distance (light year) 1,552.38

Radial Speed -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.036"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD198766

SAO Catalogue SAO246786

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP103206

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-5112748

Visibility from Your Location

HR7992 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Indus