HR7045

HR7045 is a variable giant star in the constellation of Sagittarius.

HR7045 visual magnitude is 6.42. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7045 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR7045:

Color of HR7045 ⬤

Magnitude of HR7045 6.42

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR7045 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7045

HR7045 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR7045 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 18h 46m 01s

Declination J2000 -19° 36’ 23”

Galactic Longitude 14.78°

Galactic Latitude -7.65°

Constellation Sagittarius

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7045 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR7045.

Visibility of HR7045 from your location

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

Today's HR7045 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 109.6° RISE 3:15

Max altitude: 18.9° TRANSIT 7:28

Azimuth: 250.4° SET 11:40

RIGHT NOW HR7045 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR7045

The image below is a photograph of HR7045 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR7045 is -0.002 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.004 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR7045. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7045 during the next 100000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR7045 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7045 is distant 737.56 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 40 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 226.24 pc

Distance (light year) 737.56 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -40 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.002 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.004 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7045

HR7045 belongs to spectral class M4 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.35

Spectral Type M4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.65

Temperature of HR7045 3581K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7045 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7045. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7045

Henry Draper Catalogue HD173425

SAO Catalogue SAO161803

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP92079

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-19 5154

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 11309

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