HR7997

Above the horizon. Rise: 21:02 | Tran: 2:21 | Set: 7:39

Alt: 32.71° Az: 217.64° Direction: South-West

HR7997 is a giant star of spectral class M4 in the constellation of Microscopium.

HR7997 visual magnitude is 6.41. Because of its faintness, HR7997 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 HR7997. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7997 during the next 10000 years (4.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 20h 55m 38s

Declination -27° 49’ 38”

Hour Angle 02h 22m 06s

Sidereal Time 23h 17m 45s

J2000

Right Ascension 20h 54m 06s

Declination -27° 55’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 17.39°

Galactic Latitude -37.93°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.41

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.93

Spectral Type M4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.6

Temperature 3649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7997 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7997. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7997 is distant 956.01 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 293.26

Distance (light year) 956.01

Radial Speed 25 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.027 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD198853

SAO Catalogue SAO189815

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP103168

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2816975

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR7997 rise, transit and set times from Spanish Town, Jamaica are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Jamaica):

Azimuth: 117.8° RISE 21:02

Max altitude: 44.2° TRANSIT 2:21

Azimuth: 242.2° SET 7:39

Name:	Spanish Town, Jamaica
Latitude:	17° 59' 28.0" N
Longitude:	76° 57' 26.6" W
Timezone:	America/Jamaica

Set Location

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