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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:22 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:28
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HR7163

Altitude: -28.3°   Azimuth: 29.0°   Direction: North-North-East

HR7163 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Aquila.

HR7163 visual magnitude is 6.21. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7163 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 HR7163 is -0.003 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.104 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7163 star
DSS2 image of HR7163. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7163 during the next 1000 years (-0.05 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.73 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR7163

6.21
Sub-giant

HR7163 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -28.3°
Azimuth: 29.0°
Direction: North-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7163

HR7163 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 HR7163 are provided in the following table:

18h 58m 23s
+06° 14’ 25”
39.28°
1.3°
Aquila

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7163 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7163 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7163.

Visibility of HR7163 from your location

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

Today's HR7163 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 83.8°
Max altitude: 44.8°
Azimuth: 276.2°

Distance of HR7163 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7163 is distant 184.81 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

56.69 pc
184.81 ly
-9 km/s
-0.003 arcsec/year
-0.104 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7163

HR7163 belongs to spectral class F5 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

2.44
F5IV
6576K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7163 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7163. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7163

SAO124112
SAO124112