HR7010

Below the horizon. Rise: 20:34 | Tran: 3:13 | Set: 9:48

Alt: -30.77° Az: 351.18° Direction: North

HR7010 is a multiple giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR7010 visual magnitude is 6.28. Because of its faintness, HR7010 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 HR7010. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7010 during the next 10000 years (1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 41m 05s

Declination +07° 22’ 59”

Hour Angle 11h 29m 28s

Sidereal Time 06h 10m 34s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 39m 51s

Declination +07° 21’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 38.19°

Galactic Latitude 5.91°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR7010.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.28

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.40

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.96

Temperature 4841K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7010 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7010. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR7010 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 HR7010 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.28

Secondary star magnitude 11.58

Magnitude difference 5.3

Separation 23.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7010 is distant 488.02 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 41 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 149.70

Distance (light year) 488.02

Radial Speed -41 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.056"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD172424

SAO Catalogue SAO123782

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP91523

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+07 3798

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS11555

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR7010 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 82.6° RISE 20:34

Max altitude: 45.9° TRANSIT 3:13

Azimuth: 277.4° SET 9:48

Set Location

Other stars in Ophiuchus