HR7104

HR7104 is a giant star in the constellation of Sagittarius.

HR7104 visual magnitude is 6.13. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7104 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 HR7104:

Color of HR7104 ⬤

Magnitude of HR7104 6.13

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR7104 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7104

HR7104 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR7104 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 18h 52m 36s

Declination J2000 -29° 22’ 45”

Galactic Longitude 6.43°

Galactic Latitude -13.16°

Constellation Sagittarius

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7104 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR7104.

Visibility of HR7104 from your location

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

Today's HR7104 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 119.4° RISE 3:55

Max altitude: 9.1° TRANSIT 6:54

Azimuth: 240.6° SET 9:53

RIGHT NOW HR7104 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR7104

The image below is a photograph of HR7104 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 HR7104 is -0.002 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.04 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR7104. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7104 during the next 10000 years (-0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR7104 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7104 is distant 493.19 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 56 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 151.29 pc

Distance (light year) 493.19 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -56 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.002 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.04 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7104

HR7104 belongs to spectral class K1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.23

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.35

Temperature of HR7104 4034K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7104 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7104. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7104

Henry Draper Catalogue HD174631

SAO Catalogue SAO187389

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP92643

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2915449

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