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HR7156

Altitude: -69.3°   Azimuth: 295.6°   Direction: West-North-West

HR7156 is a double hypergiant star in the constellation of Corona Australis.

HR7156 visual magnitude is 6.49. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7156 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 HR7156 is 0.009 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.035 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7156 star
DSS2 image of HR7156. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7156 during the next 10000 years (1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.83 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR7156

6.49
Hypergiant

HR7156 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -69.3°
Azimuth: 295.6°
Direction: West-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7156

HR7156 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR7156 are provided in the following table:

18h 59m 11s
-39° 32’ 04”
357.2°
-18.27°
Corona Australis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7156 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7156 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7156.

Visibility of HR7156 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR7156 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR7156 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7156 is distant 485.84 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

149.03 pc
485.84 ly
-15 km/s
0.009 arcsec/year
-0.035 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7156

HR7156 belongs to spectral class A0

0.62
A0
10653K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7156 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7156. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR7156 star system properties

HR7156 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR7156 double sysyem:

6.49
11.79
5.3
15.9 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR7156

SAO210786
SAO210786