HR7048

Above the horizon. Rise: 21:36 | Tran: 4:06 | Set: 10:32

Alt: 35.37° Az: 225.40° Direction: South-West

HR7048 is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Serpens.

HR7048 visual magnitude is 5.83. Because of its faintness, HR7048 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 HR7048. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7048 during the next 10000 years (2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 46m 43s

Declination +05° 31’ 40”

Hour Angle 02h 22m 43s

Sidereal Time 21h 09m 26s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 45m 28s

Declination +05° 29’ 58”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 37.16°

Galactic Latitude 3.83°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR7048.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.83

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.86

Spectral Type A1V

Color Index (B-V) 0.04

Temperature 9652K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7048 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7048. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR7048 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR7048 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.83

Secondary star magnitude 6.13

Magnitude difference 0.3

Separation 1.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7048 is distant 708.70 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 217.39

Distance (light year) 708.70

Radial Speed -11 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD173495

SAO Catalogue SAO123886

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP92027

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+05 3941

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS11640

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR7048 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 84.5° RISE 21:36

Max altitude: 44.0° TRANSIT 4:06

Azimuth: 275.5° SET 10:32

Set Location

Other stars in Serpens