HR7252

Altitude: 56.0° Azimuth: 70.5° Direction: East-North-East

HR7252 is a multiple giant star in the constellation of Draco.

HR7252 visual magnitude is 6.43. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7252 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 HR7252:

Color of HR7252 ⬤

Magnitude of HR7252 6.43

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR7252 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 56.0°
Azimuth: 70.5°
Direction: East-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7252

HR7252 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 HR7252 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 19h 05m 09s

Declination J2000 +49° 55’ 23”

Galactic Longitude 80.32°

Galactic Latitude 18.34°

Constellation Draco

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7252 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR7252.

Visibility of HR7252 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR7252 is circumpolar and transits at 18:36 UTC (altitude: 88.4°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR7252

The image below is a photograph of HR7252 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 HR7252 is -0.004 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.014 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR7252. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7252 during the next 10000 years (-0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR7252 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7252 is distant 583.18 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 178.89 pc

Distance (light year) 583.18 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.014 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7252

HR7252 belongs to spectral class K3 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.17

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature of HR7252 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7252 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7252. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR7252 star system properties

HR7252 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 HR7252 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.43

Secondary star magnitude 11.73

Magnitude difference 5.3

Separation 80 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR7252

Henry Draper Catalogue HD178208

SAO Catalogue SAO48071

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP93733

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+49 2929

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS12034

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