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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
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Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:24
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HR7004

Altitude: -76.7°   Azimuth: 188.0°   Direction: South

HR7004 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Pavo.

HR7004 visual magnitude is 5.78. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7004 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR7004 is 0.003 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.036 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7004 star
DSS2 image of HR7004. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7004 during the next 10000 years (0.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR7004

5.78
Hypergiant

HR7004 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -76.7°
Azimuth: 188.0°
Direction: South

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7004

HR7004 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR7004 are provided in the following table:

18h 43m 37s
-64° 33’ 03”
330.86°
-23.5°
Pavo

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7004 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7004 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7004.

Visibility of HR7004 from your location

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

HR7004 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR7004 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7004 is distant 409.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

125.63 pc
409.55 ly
-11 km/s
0.003 arcsec/year
-0.036 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7004

HR7004 belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

0.28
K0III
4841K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7004 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7004. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7004

SAO254353
SAO254353