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HR7229

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 14.00°   Az: 354.92°   Direction: North

HR7229 is a multiple giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Draco.

HR7229 visual magnitude is 6.31. Because of its faintness, HR7229 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 HR7229 star
DSS2 image of HR7229. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7229 during the next 10000 years (-1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

19h 02m 42s
+52° 17’ 56”
11h 27m 40s
06h 30m 23s

J2000

19h 02m 07s
+52° 15’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

82.47°
19.59°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR7229.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.31
Giant

-0.16
G8III
4743K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7229 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7229. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR7229 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR7229 double sysyem:

6.31
9.71
3.4
5.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7229 is distant 641.73 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

196.85
641.73
4 km/s
-0.007 arcsec/y
-0.026"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO31337
SAO31337

Visibility from Your Location

HR7229 is circumpolar and transits at 03:34 UTC (altitude: 89.2°)