HR7278

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -59.75° Az: 140.47° Direction: South-East

HR7278 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Pavo.

HR7278 visual magnitude is 5.53. Because of its faintness, HR7278 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 HR7278. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7278 during the next 10000 years (-0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 19h 19m 40s

Declination -66° 36’ 54”

Hour Angle 15h 35m 30s

Sideral Time 10h 55m 10s

J2000

Right Ascension 19h 17m 12s

Declination -66° 39’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 329.22°

Galactic Latitude -27.27°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR7278.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.53

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.74

Spectral Type A5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.18

Temperature 8321K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7278 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7278. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR7278 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR7278 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.53

Secondary star magnitude 5.83

Magnitude difference 0.3

Separation 0.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7278 is distant 296.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 90.91

Distance (light year) 296.36

Radial Speed 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.021"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD179366

SAO Catalogue SAO254515

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP94789

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-66 3417

Visibility from Your Location

HR7278 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Pavo