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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
north SunriseRise: 4:46  
clear_day Transit: 12:56  
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HR7263

Altitude: 17.0°   Azimuth: 283.6°   Direction: West-North-West

HR7263 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Vulpecula.

HR7263 visual magnitude is 6.23. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7263 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 HR7263:

6.23
Main-sequence

HR7263 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 17.0°
Azimuth: 283.6°
Direction: West-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7263

HR7263 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR7263 are provided in the following table:

19h 08m 03s
+21° 41’ 56”
54.15°
6.24°
Vulpecula

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7263 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7263 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7263.

Visibility of HR7263 from your location

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

Today's HR7263 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 68.3°
Max altitude: 60.2°
Azimuth: 291.7°
HR7263 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR7263

The image below is a photograph of HR7263 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 HR7263 is 0.051 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.074 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7263 star
DSS2 image of HR7263. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7263 during the next 10000 years (8.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 12.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR7263 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7263 is distant 142.79 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 40 kilometers per second.

43.80 pc
142.79 ly
-40 km/s
0.051 arcsec/year
0.074 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7263

HR7263 belongs to spectral class F3 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

3.02
F3V
6880K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7263 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7263. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7263

SAO86843
SAO86843