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HR7268

Altitude: -4.3°   Azimuth: 156.8°   Direction: South-South-East

HR7268 is a giant star in the constellation of Corona Australis.

HR7268 visual magnitude is 6.36. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7268 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 HR7268 is -0.011 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.018 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7268 star
DSS2 image of HR7268. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7268 during the next 10000 years (-1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR7268

6.36
Giant

HR7268 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -4.3°
Azimuth: 156.8°
Direction: South-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7268

HR7268 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 HR7268 are provided in the following table:

19h 11m 01s
-39° 00’ 18”
358.54°
-20.25°
Corona Australis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7268 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7268 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7268.

Visibility of HR7268 from your location

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

HR7268 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR7268 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7268 is distant 2,629.03 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

806.45 pc
2,629.03 ly
-5 km/s
-0.011 arcsec/year
-0.018 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7268

HR7268 belongs to spectral class B7 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-3.17
B7III
10002K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7268 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7268. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7268

SAO211017
SAO211017