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HR7000

HR7000 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Serpens.

HR7000 visual magnitude is 6.66. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7000 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR7000:

6.66
Sub-giant
HR7000 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 25°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7000

HR7000 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR7000 are provided in the following table:

18h 38m 19s
-01° 06’ 47”
30.44°
2.41°
Serpens

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7000 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7000 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7000.

Visibility of HR7000 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR7000 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 91.1°
Max altitude: 37.4°
Azimuth: 268.9°
HR7000 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR7000

The image below is a photograph of HR7000 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR7000 is -0.027 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.012 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7000 star
DSS2 image of HR7000. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7000 during the next 10000 years (-4.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR7000 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7000 is distant 335.74 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

102.99 pc
335.74 ly
-25 km/s
-0.027 arcsec/year
-0.012 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7000

HR7000 belongs to spectral class F1 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

1.60
F1IV
6776K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7000 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7000. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7000

SAO142460
SAO142460