HR7244
HR7244 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Lyra.
HR7244 visual magnitude is 6.31. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7244 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 HR7244:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7244
HR7244 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR7244 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7244 in the sky:
Visibility of HR7244 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's HR7244 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 HR7244
The image below is a photograph of HR7244 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 HR7244 is -0.005 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.009 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of HR7244 from the Sun and relative movement
HR7244 is distant 1,309.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR7244
HR7244 belongs to spectral class M0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7244 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
