HR7238

Below the horizon. Rise: 18:43 | Tran: 3:58 | Set: 13:08

Alt: -1.25° Az: 328.12° Direction: North-North-West

HR7238 is a giant star of spectral class M2 in the constellation of Lyra.

HR7238 visual magnitude is 6.06. Because of its faintness, HR7238 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 HR7238. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7238 during the next 10000 years (5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 19h 05m 57s

Declination +30° 46’ 23”

Hour Angle 09h 28m 18s

Sidereal Time 04h 34m 15s

J2000

Right Ascension 19h 04m 58s

Declination +30° 43’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 62.05°

Galactic Latitude 10.83°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.06

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.73

Spectral Type M2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.55

Temperature 3720K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7238 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7238. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7238 is distant 742.60 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 227.79

Distance (light year) 742.60

Radial Speed -16 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.03 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD177809

SAO Catalogue SAO67781

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP93720

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+30 3409

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR7238 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 59.2° RISE 18:43

Max altitude: 69.3° TRANSIT 3:58

Azimuth: 300.8° SET 13:08

Set Location

Other stars in Lyra