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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
SunriseRise: 6:04  
clear_day Transit: 12:06  
SunsetSet: 18:09
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HR7070

Altitude: -17.9°   Azimuth: 236.2°   Direction: South-West

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 skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

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.

Image of HR7070 star
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);

Key facts about HR7070

6.62
Sub-giant

HR7070 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -17.9°
Azimuth: 236.2°
Direction: South-West

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 hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR7070 are provided in the following table:

18h 49m 17s
-34° 44’ 54”
1.06°
-14.66°
Sagittarius

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

Finder chart HR7070 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7070.

Visibility of HR7070 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
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 edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 124.7°
Max altitude: 3.8°
Azimuth: 235.3°

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.

87.64 pc
285.71 ly
-61 km/s
0.046 arcsec/year
-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.

1.91
K1IV
4559K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR7070

SAO210600
SAO210600