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HR7017

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 73.18°   Az: 121.21°   Direction: East-South-East

HR7017 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Lyra.

HR7017 visual magnitude is 6.25. Because of its faintness, HR7017 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.

Image of HR7017 star
DSS2 image of HR7017. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7017 during the next 10000 years (4.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 40m 21s
+40° 57’ 32”
22h 43m 28s
17h 23m 49s

J2000

18h 39m 33s
+40° 56’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

69.77°
19.49°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR7017 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7017.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.25
Main-sequence

-0.72
B9V
10941K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7017 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7017. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR7017 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR7017 double sysyem:

6.25
6.65
0.4
0.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7017 is distant 806.93 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

247.52
806.93
-9 km/s
0.027 arcsec/y
-0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO47676
SAO47676

Visibility from Your Location

HR7017 is circumpolar and transits at 15:15 UTC (altitude: 79.5°)