HR7996

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:32 | Tran: 22:07 | Set: 7:46

Alt: 21.08° Az: 296.85° Direction: West-North-West

HR7996 is a giant star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Cygnus.

HR7996 visual magnitude is 6.44. Because of its faintness, HR7996 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 HR7996. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7996 during the next 100000 years (-15.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 10.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 20h 53m 00s

Declination +32° 56’ 35”

Hour Angle 06h 28m 56s

Sideral Time 03h 21m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 20h 52m 00s

Declination +32° 50’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 75.83°

Galactic Latitude -7.36°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR7996.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.44

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -2.45

Spectral Type B3III

Color Index (B-V) -0.15

Temperature 12489K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7996 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7996. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7996 is distant 1,952.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 598.80

Distance (light year) 1,952.10

Radial Speed -18 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.009 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD198820

SAO Catalogue SAO70596

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP102993

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+32 3974

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR7996 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 57.1° RISE 12:32

Max altitude: 71.5° TRANSIT 22:07

Azimuth: 302.9° SET 7:46

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Cygnus