HR7243

Above the horizon. Rise: 13:50 | Tran: 20:30 | Set: 3:14

Alt: 7.29° Az: 85.86° Direction: East

HR7243 is a variable and multiple giant star of spectral class M7 in the constellation of Aquila.

HR7243 visual magnitude is 6.09. Because of its faintness, HR7243 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 HR7243. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7243 during the next 10000 years (1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 19h 07m 33s

Declination +08° 16’ 10”

Hour Angle 18h 05m 19s

Sideral Time 13h 12m 53s

J2000

Right Ascension 19h 06m 22s

Declination +08° 13’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 41.95°

Galactic Latitude 0.45°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR7243.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.09

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.54

Spectral Type M7III

Color Index (B-V) 1.6

Temperature 3649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7243 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7243. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR7243 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 HR7243 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.09

Secondary star magnitude 11.09

Magnitude difference 5

Separation 180.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7243 is distant 689.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 32 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 211.42

Distance (light year) 689.22

Radial Speed 32 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.071"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD177940

SAO Catalogue SAO124266

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP93820

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+08 3970

General Catalogue of Variable Stars R Aql

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR7243 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 81.7° RISE 13:50

Max altitude: 46.8° TRANSIT 20:30

Azimuth: 278.3° SET 3:14

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Aquila