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HR7079

Altitude: 12.1°   Azimuth: 292.7°   Direction: West-North-West

HR7079 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Hercules.

HR7079 visual magnitude is 6.15. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7079 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 HR7079:

6.15
Main-sequence

HR7079 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 12.1°
Azimuth: 292.7°
Direction: West-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7079

HR7079 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR7079 are provided in the following table:

18h 48m 16s
+23° 30’ 51”
53.79°
11.14°
Hercules

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7079 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7079 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7079.

Visibility of HR7079 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 HR7079 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: 66.5°
Max altitude: 62.0°
Azimuth: 293.5°

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR7079

The image below is a photograph of HR7079 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 HR7079 is 0.024 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.03 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7079 star
DSS2 image of HR7079. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7079 during the next 10000 years (4.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR7079 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7079 is distant 93.54 light years from the Sun

28.69 pc
93.54 ly
0.024 arcsec/year
-0.03 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7079

HR7079 belongs to spectral class F8 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

3.86
F8V
6435K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7079 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7079. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7079

SAO86451
SAO86451