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HR7118

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 71.40°   Az: 113.75°   Direction: East-South-East

HR7118 is a giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Lyra.

HR7118 visual magnitude is 6.28. Because of its faintness, HR7118 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.

Image of HR7118 star
DSS2 image of HR7118. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7118 during the next 10000 years (-2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 52m 56s
+41° 24’ 56”
22h 28m 21s
17h 21m 17s

J2000

18h 52m 07s
+41° 22’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

71.08°
17.43°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR7118.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.28
Giant
HR7118 is also a Si chemically peculiar star.

-1.59
B9III
11407K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7118 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7118. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7118 is distant 1,220.97 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

374.53
1,220.97
-23 km/s
-0.016 arcsec/y
-0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO47874
SAO47874

Visibility from Your Location

HR7118 is circumpolar and transits at 00:03 UTC (altitude: 79.9°)