HR7066

Below the horizon. Rise: 20:22 | Tran: 2:00 | Set: 7:35

Alt: -49.88° Az: 353.34° Direction: South

HR7066 is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Scutum.

HR7066 visual magnitude is 5.2. Because of its faintness, HR7066 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 HR7066. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7066 during the next 10000 years (-6.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 48m 50s

Declination -05° 40’ 31”

Hour Angle 11h 42m 45s

Sidereal Time 06h 31m 36s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 47m 29s

Declination -05° 42’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 27.4°

Galactic Latitude -1.72°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.2

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -2.97

Spectral Type K0I

Color Index (B-V) 1.47

Temperature 3839K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7066 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7066. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7066 is distant 1,405.17 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 44 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 431.03

Distance (light year) 1,405.17

Radial Speed 44 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.041 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.028"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD173819

SAO Catalogue SAO142620

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP92202

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-05 4760

General Catalogue of Variable Stars R Sct

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR7066 rise, transit and set times from Musile di Piave, Italy are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Rome):

Azimuth: 95.7° RISE 20:22

Max altitude: 38.7° TRANSIT 2:00

Azimuth: 264.3° SET 7:35

Name:	Musile di Piave, Italy
Latitude:	45° 37' 14.2" N
Longitude:	12° 32' 30.5" E
Timezone:	Europe/Rome

Set Location

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