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HR7257

Altitude: -30.3°   Azimuth: 120.5°   Direction: East-South-East

HR7257 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Corona Australis.

HR7257 visual magnitude is 5.88. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7257 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR7257 is 0.01 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.02 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7257 star
DSS2 image of HR7257. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7257 during the next 10000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR7257

5.88
Main-sequence

HR7257 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -30.3°
Azimuth: 120.5°
Direction: East-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7257

HR7257 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR7257 are provided in the following table:

19h 09m 57s
-41° 53’ 32”
355.55°
-20.98°
Corona Australis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7257 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7257 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7257.

Visibility of HR7257 from your location

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

HR7257 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR7257 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7257 is distant 817.04 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

250.63 pc
817.04 ly
13 km/s
0.01 arcsec/year
-0.02 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7257

HR7257 belongs to spectral class B6 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

-1.12
B6V
11247K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7257 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7257. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7257

SAO229531
SAO229531