HR7246

Below the horizon. Rise: 0:55 | Tran: 4:37 | Set: 8:15

Alt: -13.58° Az: 112.62° Direction: East-South-East

HR7246 is a giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Sagittarius.

HR7246 visual magnitude is 6.3. Because of its faintness, HR7246 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 HR7246. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7246 during the next 10000 years (3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 19h 09m 47s

Declination -24° 36’ 54”

Hour Angle 18h 37m 02s

Sidereal Time 13h 46m 50s

J2000

Right Ascension 19h 08m 14s

Declination -24° 39’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 12.32°

Galactic Latitude -14.45°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.3

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.27

Spectral Type B9III

Color Index (B-V) 0.04

Temperature 9652K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7246 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7246. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7246 is distant 672.16 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 206.19

Distance (light year) 672.16

Radial Speed -13 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.018 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD178075

SAO Catalogue SAO187718

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP93993

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2415041

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR7246 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 114.6° RISE 0:55

Max altitude: 13.9° TRANSIT 4:37

Azimuth: 245.4° SET 8:15

Set Location

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