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HR7007

Altitude: 30.6°   Azimuth: 175.5°   Direction: South

HR7007 is a double giant star in the constellation of Scutum.

HR7007 visual magnitude is 5.84. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7007 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 HR7007 is 0.004 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.032 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7007 star
DSS2 image of HR7007. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7007 during the next 10000 years (0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.33 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR7007

5.84
Giant

HR7007 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 30.6°
Azimuth: 175.5°
Direction: South

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7007

HR7007 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 HR7007 are provided in the following table:

18h 40m 00s
-07° 47’ 26”
24.7°
-1.02°
Scutum

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7007 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7007 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7007.

Visibility of HR7007 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 HR7007 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: 97.8°
Max altitude: 30.7°
Azimuth: 262.2°

Distance of HR7007 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7007 is distant 526.66 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

161.55 pc
526.66 ly
-23 km/s
0.004 arcsec/year
-0.032 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7007

HR7007 belongs to spectral class K4 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-0.20
K4III
3720K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7007 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7007. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR7007 star system properties

HR7007 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR7007 double sysyem:

5.84
10.84
5
19.4 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR7007

SAO142480
SAO142480