HR7140

Above the horizon. Rise: 16:21 | Tran: 2:13 | Set: 12:02

Alt: 70.66° Az: 209.81° Direction: South-South-West

HR7140 is a multiple giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Lyra.

HR7140 visual magnitude is 6.02. Because of its faintness, HR7140 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 HR7140. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7140 during the next 100000 years (-13.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 55m 48s

Declination +34° 00’ 09”

Hour Angle 00h 45m 49s

Sidereal Time 19h 41m 38s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 54m 52s

Declination +33° 58’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 64.18°

Galactic Latitude 14.11°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR7140.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.02

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -2.03

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.91

Temperature 4970K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7140 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7140. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR7140 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR7140 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.02

Secondary star magnitude 7.02

Magnitude difference 1

Separation 45.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7140 is distant 1,330.61 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 408.16

Distance (light year) 1,330.61

Radial Speed -16 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.008 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD175635

SAO Catalogue SAO67566

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP92833

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+33 3257

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS11834

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR7140 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 56.0° RISE 16:21

Max altitude: 72.5° TRANSIT 2:13

Azimuth: 304.0° SET 12:02

Set Location

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