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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:24 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:27
wb_twilight   (Nautical Twilight)   What's Visible Now?

HR7083

Altitude: -15.1°   Azimuth: 80.3°   Direction: East

HR7083 is a multiple supergiant star in the constellation of Scutum.

HR7083 visual magnitude is 5.99. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7083 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 HR7083 is 0.005 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.006 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7083 star
DSS2 image of HR7083. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7083 during the next 100000 years (8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR7083

5.99
Supergiant

HR7083 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -15.1°
Azimuth: 80.3°
Direction: East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7083

HR7083 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 HR7083 are provided in the following table:

18h 49m 41s
-05° 54’ 46”
27.47°
-2.3°
Scutum

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7083 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7083 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7083.

Visibility of HR7083 from your location

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

Today's HR7083 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 95.9°
Max altitude: 32.6°
Azimuth: 264.1°

Distance of HR7083 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7083 is distant 1,488.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

456.62 pc
1,488.58 ly
-7 km/s
0.005 arcsec/year
-0.006 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7083

HR7083 belongs to spectral class K2 and has a luminosity class of I corresponding to a supergiant star.

-2.31
K2I
3649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7083 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7083. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR7083 star system properties

HR7083 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR7083 double sysyem:

5.99
8.49
2.5
113.7 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR7083

SAO142661
SAO142661