HR7216

HR7216 is a giant star in the constellation of Sagitta.

HR7216 visual magnitude is 6.09. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7216 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR7216:

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7216

HR7216 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 HR7216 are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7216 in the sky:

Visibility of HR7216 from your location

Today's HR7216 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR7216

The image below is a photograph of HR7216 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR7216 is 0.004 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.001 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR7216 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7216 is distant 1,537.74 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of HR7216

HR7216 belongs to spectral class K1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7216 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

Alternative designations of HR7216