HR8007

Above the horizon. Rise: 11:49 | Tran: 20:39 | Set: 5:33

Alt: 66.33° Az: 198.11° Direction: South-South-West

HR8007 is a variable giant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Vulpecula.

HR8007 visual magnitude is 6.56. Because of its faintness, HR8007 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR8007. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8007 during the next 10000 years (1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 20h 55m 25s

Declination +28° 37’ 02”

Hour Angle 00h 32m 41s

Sideral Time 21h 28m 07s

J2000

Right Ascension 20h 54m 22s

Declination +28° 31’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 72.75°

Galactic Latitude -10.48°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8007.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.56

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -2.12

Spectral Type B2III

Color Index (B-V) -0.13

Temperature 12103K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8007 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8007. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8007 is distant 1,771.74 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 543.48

Distance (light year) 1,771.74

Radial Speed -6 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD199140

SAO Catalogue SAO89265

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP103191

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+27 3909

General Catalogue of Variable Stars BW Vul

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8007 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 61.4° RISE 11:49

Max altitude: 67.1° TRANSIT 20:39

Azimuth: 298.6° SET 5:33

Set Location

Other stars in Vulpecula