HR7070

HR7070 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Sagittarius.

HR7070 visual magnitude is 6.62. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7070 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 HR7070:

Color of HR7070 ⬤

Magnitude of HR7070 6.62

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR7070 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 1°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7070

HR7070 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR7070 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 18h 49m 17s

Declination J2000 -34° 44’ 54”

Galactic Longitude 1.06°

Galactic Latitude -14.66°

Constellation Sagittarius

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7070 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR7070.

Visibility of HR7070 from your location

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

Today's HR7070 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 124.7° RISE 4:58

Max altitude: 3.8° TRANSIT 6:55

Azimuth: 235.3° SET 8:51

RIGHT NOW HR7070 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR7070

The image below is a photograph of HR7070 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 HR7070 is 0.046 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.101 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR7070. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7070 during the next 1000 years (0.77 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.68 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR7070 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7070 is distant 285.71 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 61 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 87.64 pc

Distance (light year) 285.71 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -61 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.046 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.101 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7070

HR7070 belongs to spectral class K1 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

Absolute magnitude 1.91

Spectral Type K1IV

Color Index (B-V) 1.08

Temperature of HR7070 4559K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7070 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7070. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7070

Henry Draper Catalogue HD173902

SAO Catalogue SAO210600

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP92350

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3413128

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