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HR7099

Altitude: -11.5°   Azimuth: 55.5°   Direction: North-East

HR7099 is a double giant star in the constellation of Aquila.

HR7099 visual magnitude is 6.55. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7099 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 HR7099:

6.55
Giant

HR7099 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -11.5°
Azimuth: 55.5°
Direction: North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7099

HR7099 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 HR7099 are provided in the following table:

18h 50m 45s
+10° 58’ 35”
42.65°
5.13°
Aquila

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7099 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7099 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7099.

Visibility of HR7099 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 HR7099 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: 79.0°
Max altitude: 49.5°
Azimuth: 281.0°

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR7099

The image below is a photograph of HR7099 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 HR7099 is 0.023 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.009 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7099 star
DSS2 image of HR7099. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7099 during the next 10000 years (3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR7099 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7099 is distant 1,862.86 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

571.43 pc
1,862.86 ly
-24 km/s
0.023 arcsec/year
0.009 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7099

HR7099 belongs to spectral class K5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-2.23
K5III
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7099 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7099. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR7099 star system properties

HR7099 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR7099 double sysyem:

6.55
7.65
1.1
3.5 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR7099

SAO104170
SAO104170