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HR7196

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 21.43°   Az: 327.62°   Direction: North-North-West

HR7196 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Draco.

HR7196 visual magnitude is 6.3. Because of its faintness, HR7196 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 HR7196 star
DSS2 image of HR7196. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7196 during the next 10000 years (4.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 59m 36s
+50° 50’ 41”
08h 31m 26s
03h 31m 02s

J2000

18h 58m 59s
+50° 48’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

80.84°
19.57°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR7196 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7196.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.3
Giant

0.69
G8III
4791K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7196 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7196. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7196 is distant 432.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

132.63
432.36
-21 km/s
0.024 arcsec/y
0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO31304
SAO31304

Visibility from Your Location

HR7196 is circumpolar and transits at 15:38 UTC (altitude: 89.4°)