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HR7037

Altitude: -14.0°   Azimuth: 162.9°   Direction: South-South-East

HR7037 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Telescopium.

HR7037 visual magnitude is 6.54. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7037 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 HR7037 is -0.001 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.034 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7037 star
DSS2 image of HR7037. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7037 during the next 10000 years (-0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR7037

6.54
Hypergiant

HR7037 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -14.0°
Azimuth: 162.9°
Direction: South-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7037

HR7037 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR7037 are provided in the following table:

18h 46m 59s
-50° 05’ 39”
345.91°
-19.8°
Telescopium

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7037 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7037 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7037.

Visibility of HR7037 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR7037 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Distance of HR7037 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7037 is distant 342.44 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 32 kilometers per second.

105.04 pc
342.44 ly
-32 km/s
-0.001 arcsec/year
-0.034 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7037

HR7037 belongs to spectral class F0 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a hypergiant star.

1.43
F0V
7591K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7037 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7037. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7037

SAO245702
SAO245702