HR7270

Below the horizon. Rise: 17:29 | Tran: 20:27 | Set: 23:26

Alt: -0.95° Az: 140.27° Direction: South-East

HR7270 is a star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Sagittarius.

HR7270 visual magnitude is 6.3. Because of its faintness, HR7270 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 HR7270. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7270 during the next 10000 years (5.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 19h 12m 52s

Declination -29° 27’ 34”

Hour Angle 20h 51m 06s

Sideral Time 16h 03m 59s

J2000

Right Ascension 19h 11m 18s

Declination -29° 30’ 07”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 7.95°

Galactic Latitude -16.96°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR7270.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.3

Class

Absolute magnitude 0.36

Spectral Type B9

Color Index (B-V) -0.04

Temperature 10653K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7270 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7270. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7270 is distant 501.54 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 153.85

Distance (light year) 501.54

Radial Speed -14 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.033 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD178840

SAO Catalogue SAO187786

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP94272

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2915804

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR7270 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 119.5° RISE 17:29

Max altitude: 9.1° TRANSIT 20:27

Azimuth: 240.5° SET 23:26

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

Location

Other stars in Sagittarius