HR7208

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:07 | Tran: 18:48 | Set: 1:32

Alt: 45.86° Az: 163.16° Direction: South-South-East

HR7208 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Aquila.

HR7208 visual magnitude is 6.3. Because of its faintness, HR7208 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 HR7208. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7208 during the next 10000 years (4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 19h 03m 33s

Declination +08° 24’ 41”

Hour Angle 23h 12m 55s

Sideral Time 18h 16m 28s

J2000

Right Ascension 19h 02m 21s

Declination +08° 22’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 41.63°

Galactic Latitude 1.4°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR7208.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.3

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.78

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.67

Temperature 3555K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7208 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7208. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7208 is distant 848.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 260.42

Distance (light year) 848.96

Radial Speed -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.026 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD176981

SAO Catalogue SAO124184

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP93488

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+08 3951

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR7208 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 81.6° RISE 12:07

Max altitude: 46.9° TRANSIT 18:48

Azimuth: 278.4° SET 1:32

Set Location

Other stars in Aquila