HR7159

Below the horizon. Rise: 22:00 | Tran: 1:58 | Set: 5:51

Alt: -26.52° Az: 93.42° Direction: South

HR7159 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Sagittarius.

HR7159 visual magnitude is 6.14. Because of its faintness, HR7159 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 59m 56s

Declination -22° 29’ 35”

Hour Angle 17h 00m 42s

Sidereal Time 12h 00m 39s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 58m 24s

Declination -22° 31’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 13.36°

Galactic Latitude -11.52°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR7159.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.14

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.67

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.09

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 254.89

Radial Speed -7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.022 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD175892

SAO Catalogue SAO187519

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP93140

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-22 4928

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 112.5° RISE 22:00

Max altitude: 16.0° TRANSIT 1:58

Azimuth: 247.5° SET 5:51

Set Location

Other stars in Sagittarius