HR7118

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 68.59° Az: 252.90° Direction: West-South-West

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.

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

Right Ascension 18h 52m 56s

Declination +41° 24’ 55”

Hour Angle 01h 50m 55s

Sidereal Time 20h 43m 51s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 52m 07s

Declination +41° 22’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 71.08°

Galactic Latitude 17.43°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR7118.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.28

Class Giant

HR7118 is also a Si chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude -1.59

Spectral Type B9III

Color Index (B-V) -0.09

Temperature 11407K

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

Distance (parsec) 374.53

Distance (light year) 1,220.97

Radial Speed -23 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.016 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD175132

SAO Catalogue SAO47874

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP92599

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+41 3167

Visibility from Your Location

HR7118 is circumpolar and transits at 02:41 UTC (altitude: 79.9°)

Set Location

Other stars in Lyra