HR7171

Above the horizon. Rise: 10:51 | Tran: 18:36 | Set: 2:25

Alt: 37.39° Az: 254.07° Direction: West-South-West

HR7171 is a giant star of spectral class B7 in the constellation of Sagitta.

HR7171 visual magnitude is 6.5. Because of its faintness, HR7171 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 HR7171. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7171 during the next 100000 years (6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 59m 49s

Declination +19° 49’ 46”

Hour Angle 03h 37m 14s

Sideral Time 22h 37m 04s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 58m 45s

Declination +19° 47’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 51.45°

Galactic Latitude 7.34°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR7171.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.5

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -2.36

Spectral Type B7III

Color Index (B-V) -0.04

Temperature 10653K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7171 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7171. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7171 is distant 1,928.99 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 591.72

Distance (light year) 1,928.99

Radial Speed -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD176301

SAO Catalogue SAO104306

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP93175

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+19 3858

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR7171 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 70.2° RISE 10:51

Max altitude: 58.3° TRANSIT 18:36

Azimuth: 289.8° SET 2:25

Set Location

Other stars in Sagitta