HR7146
HR7146 is a multiple hypergiant star in the constellation of Lyra.
HR7146 visual magnitude is 5.44. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7146 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about HR7146:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7146
HR7146 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR7146 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7146 in the sky:
Visibility of HR7146 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR7146 is circumpolar and transits at 10:13 UTC (altitude: 80.1°)
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR7146
The image below is a photograph of HR7146 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR7146 is 0.002 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.002 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of HR7146 from the Sun and relative movement
HR7146 is distant 267.43 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR7146
HR7146 belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7146 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
HR7146 star system properties
HR7146 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR7146 double sysyem: