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HR7252

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 32.09°   Az: 311.56°   Direction: North-West

HR7252 is a multiple giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Draco.

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

Image of HR7252 star
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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

19h 05m 49s
+49° 57’ 47”
06h 38m 59s
01h 44m 48s

J2000

19h 05m 09s
+49° 55’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

80.32°
18.34°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR7252.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.43
Giant

0.17
K3III
10125K

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

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

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:

6.43
11.73
5.3
80 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

178.89
583.18
8 km/s
-0.004 arcsec/y
0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO48071
SAO48071

Visibility from Your Location

HR7252 is circumpolar and transits at 02:38 UTC (altitude: 88.5°)