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HR7160

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 41.54°   Az: 358.02°   Direction: North

HR7160 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A8 in the constellation of Draco.

HR7160 visual magnitude is 6.39. Because of its faintness, HR7160 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.

Image of HR7160 star
DSS2 image of HR7160. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7160 during the next 10000 years (2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 9.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 43m 50s
+79° 58’ 09”
11h 25m 50s
06h 09m 41s

J2000

18h 45m 38s
+79° 56’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

111.64°
26.93°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR7160 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7160.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.39
Main-sequence

1.66
A8V
7591K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7160 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7160. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7160 is distant 287.73 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

88.26
287.73
-5 km/s
0.015 arcsec/y
0.057"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO9256
SAO9256

Visibility from Your Location

HR7160 is circumpolar and transits at 17:36 UTC (altitude: 61.5°)