HR7241

Below the horizon. Rise: 21:44 | Tran: 2:06 | Set: 6:24

Alt: -25.37° Az: 88.50° Direction: South

HR7241 is a variable giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Sagittarius.

HR7241 visual magnitude is 6.29. Because of its faintness, HR7241 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 HR7241. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7241 during the next 10000 years (3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 19h 08m 37s

Declination -18° 41’ 46”

Hour Angle 16h 49m 52s

Sidereal Time 11h 58m 29s

J2000

Right Ascension 19h 07m 08s

Declination -18° 44’ 16”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 17.75°

Galactic Latitude -11.78°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.29

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.44

Spectral Type B8III

Color Index (B-V) -0.04

Temperature 10653K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7241 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7241. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7241 is distant 724.44 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 222.22

Distance (light year) 724.44

Radial Speed -11 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.019 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD177863

SAO Catalogue SAO162204

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP93887

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-18 5206

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 11743

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR7241 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 108.7° RISE 21:44

Max altitude: 19.8° TRANSIT 2:06

Azimuth: 251.3° SET 6:24

Set Location

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