HR7117
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 40.00°
Az: 15.87°
Direction: North-North-East
HR7117 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Draco.
HR7117 visual magnitude is 5.27. Because of its faintness, HR7117 is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.
DSS2 image of HR7117. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7117 during the next
10000 years (0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 12.83 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for HR7117.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for HR7117.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7117 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7117.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR7117 is distant 334.70 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR7117 is circumpolar and transits at 19:00 UTC (altitude: 67.4°)