HR7244

Above the horizon. Rise: 19:08 | Tran: 4:14 | Set: 13:17

Alt: 41.17° Az: 91.90° Direction: East

HR7244 is a hypergiant star of spectral class M0 in the constellation of Lyra.

HR7244 visual magnitude is 6.31. Because of its faintness, HR7244 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 HR7244. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7244 during the next 100000 years (-8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -15.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 19h 06m 46s

Declination +29° 57’ 43”

Hour Angle 19h 58m 53s

Sidereal Time 15h 05m 39s

J2000

Right Ascension 19h 05m 47s

Declination +29° 55’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 61.38°

Galactic Latitude 10.32°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.31

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -1.71

Spectral Type M0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.65

Temperature 3581K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7244 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7244. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 401.61

Distance (light year) 1,309.24

Radial Speed -28 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD178003

SAO Catalogue SAO86796

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP93770

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+29 3472

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR7244 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 60.0° RISE 19:08

Max altitude: 68.5° TRANSIT 4:14

Azimuth: 300.0° SET 13:17

Set Location

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