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HR7071

Altitude: 84.8°   Azimuth: 313.3°   Direction: North-West

HR7071 is a giant star in the constellation of Draco.

HR7071 visual magnitude is 6.23. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7071 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 HR7071 is 0.007 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.019 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7071 star
DSS2 image of HR7071. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7071 during the next 10000 years (1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.17 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR7071

6.23
Giant

HR7071 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 84.8°
Azimuth: 313.3°
Direction: North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7071

HR7071 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR7071 are provided in the following table:

18h 44m 55s
+54° 53’ 48”
84.36°
22.81°
Draco

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7071 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7071 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7071.

Visibility of HR7071 from your location

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

HR7071 is circumpolar and transits at 06:55 UTC (altitude: 86.6°)

Distance of HR7071 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7071 is distant 967.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

296.74 pc
967.36 ly
7 km/s
0.007 arcsec/year
-0.019 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7071

HR7071 belongs to spectral class G5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-1.13
G5III
5221K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7071 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7071. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7071

SAO31151
SAO31151