HR7029

Above the horizon. Rise: 18:37 | Tran: 20:20 | Set: 22:03

Alt: 0.59° Az: 161.43° Direction: South-South-East

HR7029 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Sagittarius.

HR7029 visual magnitude is 4.87. Because of its moderate brightness, HR7029 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of HR7029. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7029 during the next 10000 years (0.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 45m 58s

Declination -35° 36’ 54”

Hour Angle 22h 27m 44s

Sideral Time 17h 13m 43s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 44m 19s

Declination -35° 38’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 359.8°

Galactic Latitude -14.08°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR7029.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.87

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.83

Spectral Type B2V

Color Index (B-V) -0.18

Temperature 13121K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7029 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7029. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR7029 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 HR7029 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.87

Secondary star magnitude 12.67

Magnitude difference 7.8

Separation 9.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7029 is distant 450.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 138.31

Distance (light year) 450.90

Radial Speed 4 km/s

Proper Motion Dec -0.031"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD172910

SAO Catalogue SAO210509

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP91918

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3512876

FK5 Catalogue 3490

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR7029 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 125.6° RISE 18:37

Max altitude: 2.9° TRANSIT 20:20

Azimuth: 234.4° SET 22:03

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Sagittarius