HR7007

Below the horizon. Rise: 20:20 | Tran: 1:55 | Set: 7:30

Alt: -2.16° Az: 261.90° Direction: South-West

HR7007 is a double giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Scutum.

HR7007 visual magnitude is 5.84. Because of its faintness, HR7007 is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 41m 23s

Declination -07° 45’ 55”

Hour Angle 05h 47m 20s

Sidereal Time 00h 28m 43s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 40m 00s

Declination -07° 47’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 24.7°

Galactic Latitude -1.02°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.84

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.20

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.55

Temperature 3720K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7007 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

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

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:

Main star magnitude 5.84

Secondary star magnitude 10.84

Magnitude difference 5

Separation 19.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 161.55

Distance (light year) 526.66

Radial Speed -23 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.032"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD172348

SAO Catalogue SAO142480

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP91532

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-07 4648

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS11552

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR7007 rise, transit and set times from Victoria, United States are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/New_York):

Azimuth: 97.8° RISE 20:20

Max altitude: 45.2° TRANSIT 1:55

Azimuth: 262.2° SET 7:30

Name:	Victoria, United States
Latitude:	36° 59' 41.6" N
Longitude:	78° 13' 37.9" W
Timezone:	America/New_York

Set Location

Other stars in Scutum