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TimezoneEurope/London
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HR7278

Altitude: -50.0°   Azimuth: 142.8°   Direction: South-East

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

HR7278 visual magnitude is 5.53. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7278 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 HR7278 is -0.002 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.021 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7278 star
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);

Key facts about HR7278

5.53
Main-sequence

HR7278 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -50.0°
Azimuth: 142.8°
Direction: South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7278

HR7278 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 HR7278 are provided in the following table:

19h 17m 12s
-66° 39’ 41”
329.22°
-27.27°
Pavo

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7278 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7278 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7278.

Visibility of HR7278 from your location

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

HR7278 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR7278 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

90.91 pc
296.36 ly
12 km/s
-0.002 arcsec/year
-0.021 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7278

HR7278 belongs to spectral class A5 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

0.74
A5V
8321K

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

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

HR7278 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:

5.53
5.83
0.3
0.4 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR7278

SAO254515
SAO254515