HR7159

HR7159 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Sagittarius.

HR7159 visual magnitude is 6.14. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7159 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 HR7159:

Color of HR7159 ⬤

Magnitude of HR7159 6.14

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR7159 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7159

HR7159 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 HR7159 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 18h 58m 24s

Declination J2000 -22° 31’ 45”

Galactic Longitude 13.36°

Galactic Latitude -11.52°

Constellation Sagittarius

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7159 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR7159.

Visibility of HR7159 from your location

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

Today's HR7159 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 112.5° RISE 3:31

Max altitude: 16.0° TRANSIT 7:24

Azimuth: 247.5° SET 11:17

RIGHT NOW HR7159 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR7159

The image below is a photograph of HR7159 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 HR7159 is -0.022 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.017 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR7159. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7159 during the next 10000 years (-3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR7159 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7159 is distant 254.89 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 78.19 pc

Distance (light year) 254.89 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.022 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.017 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7159

HR7159 belongs to spectral class A2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 1.67

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.09

Temperature of HR7159 9125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7159 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7159. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7159

Henry Draper Catalogue HD175892

SAO Catalogue SAO187519

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP93140

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-22 4928

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