HR7260

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:49 | Tran: 20:16 | Set: 3:47

Alt: 1.59° Az: 295.58° Direction: West-North-West

HR7260 is a variable and double main-sequence star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Sagitta.

HR7260 visual magnitude is 6.07. Because of its faintness, HR7260 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 HR7260. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7260 during the next 1000 years (1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.10 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 19h 09m 03s

Declination +16° 53’ 37”

Hour Angle 07h 18m 15s

Sideral Time 02h 27m 19s

J2000

Right Ascension 19h 07m 57s

Declination +16° 51’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 49.8°

Galactic Latitude 4.07°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR7260.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.07

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 4.46

Spectral Type G5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.7

Temperature 5602K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7260 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7260. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR7260 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 HR7260 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.07

Secondary star magnitude 10.57

Magnitude difference 4.5

Separation 21.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7260 is distant 68.32 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 20.96

Distance (light year) 68.32

Radial Speed 14 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.06 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.306"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD178428

SAO Catalogue SAO104511

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP93966

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+16 3752

Gliese Catalogue Gl 746

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Var?

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR7260 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 73.1° RISE 12:49

Max altitude: 55.4° TRANSIT 20:16

Azimuth: 286.9° SET 3:47

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Sagitta