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Main-sequence star · Pavo

HR 7875

Knowledge graphHR 7875HD 196378HIP 101983Gl 794.2

Scientific overview

HR 7875 is a main-sequence star in the constellation Pavo (Pavonis), lying about 80.43 light-years from Earth.

Class F. Yellow-white stars, somewhat hotter and more massive than the Sun. Such stars have surface temperatures around 6,000–7,500 K and appear yellow-white to the eye.

Physical properties

Spectral typeF8V
Luminosity classV
Apparent magnitude5.11
Absolute magnitude3.15
Luminosity (Sun = 1)4.786
Colour index (B−V)0.544
Distance80.43 ly (24.66 pc)

Values are real catalogue data; fields without a reliable value are omitted, never estimated.

Precision measurements

Astrometry and astrophysics from SIMBAD and Gaia DR3 · Gaia DR3 6454967273273436416

Parallax40.5683 ± 0.0895 masSIMBAD · measured
Distance24.6332 pcGaia · estimated
Proper motion (RA)313 mas/yrSIMBAD · measured
Proper motion (Dec)-569.5 mas/yrSIMBAD · measured
Radial velocity-32.011 ± 7.000e-4 km/sSIMBAD · measured
Spectral typeG0VFe-0.8CH-0.5SIMBAD · catalogued
Right ascension (ICRS)310 degSIMBAD · measured
Declination (ICRS)-60.5489 degSIMBAD · measured
Full field-level provenance
  • Parallax: Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · plx_value · 2020yCat.1350....0G · direct catalogue measurement · retrieved 2026-07-11
  • Distance: ESA Gaia astrometric survey · Gaia EDR3 · Bailer-Jones (2021) · external.gaiaedr3_distance · r_med_geo · row 6454967273273436416 · Bayesian estimate · retrieved 2026-07-11
  • Proper motion (RA): Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · pmra · 2020yCat.1350....0G · direct catalogue measurement · retrieved 2026-07-11
  • Proper motion (Dec): Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · pmdec · 2020yCat.1350....0G · direct catalogue measurement · retrieved 2026-07-11
  • Radial velocity: Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · rvz_radvel · 2018A&A...616A...7S · direct catalogue measurement · retrieved 2026-07-11
  • Spectral type: Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · sp_type · 2006AJ....132..161G · catalogue identifier/value · retrieved 2026-07-11
  • Right ascension (ICRS): Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · ra · 2020yCat.1350....0G · direct catalogue measurement · retrieved 2026-07-11
  • Declination (ICRS): Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · dec · 2020yCat.1350....0G · direct catalogue measurement · retrieved 2026-07-11

measured = direct catalogue value · estimated = Bayesian inference (Bailer-Jones distance) · modeled = model output (Gaia GSP-Phot). Fields a source did not provide are omitted, never invented.

Evolution

A main-sequence star fuses hydrogen into helium in its core. It will remain on the main sequence for most of its life before evolving into a giant.

Location in the sky

Constellation
Pavo
Hemisphere
Southern
Best seen
Summer (N. evening sky)
RA / Dec
20.6673h / -60.5489°

Knowledge connections

  • In constellationPavo

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

  • HYG DatabaseHYG Database (Hipparcos + Yale Bright Star + Gliese), by D. Nash / astronexus

    Aggregated, openly-licensed star catalogue combining Hipparcos, the Yale Bright Star Catalogue, and the Gliese Catalogue of Nearby Stars.

  • HipparcosESA Hipparcos space astrometry mission

    High-precision parallax, magnitude, and position for ~118,000 stars.