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HR7119

Altitude: 19.8°   Azimuth: 204.5°   Direction: South-South-West

HR7119 is a bright giant star in the constellation of Scutum.

HR7119 visual magnitude is 5.1. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7119 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR7119 is -0.008 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.005 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7119 star
DSS2 image of HR7119. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7119 during the next 100000 years (-13.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.33 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR7119

5.1
Bright giant

HR7119 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 19.8°
Azimuth: 204.5°
Direction: South-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7119

HR7119 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 HR7119 are provided in the following table:

18h 54m 43s
-15° 36’ 11”
19.33°
-7.75°
Scutum

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7119 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7119 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7119.

Visibility of HR7119 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 HR7119 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: 105.6°
Max altitude: 22.9°
Azimuth: 254.4°

Distance of HR7119 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7119 is distant 1,663.27 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

510.20 pc
1,663.27 ly
-3 km/s
-0.008 arcsec/year
-0.005 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7119

HR7119 belongs to spectral class B5 and has a luminosity class of II corresponding to a bright giant star.

-3.44
B5II
8403K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7119 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7119. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7119

SAO161964
SAO161964