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HR7281

Altitude: -69.3°   Azimuth: 275.9°   Direction: West

HR7281 is a giant star in the constellation of Corona Australis.

HR7281 visual magnitude is 5.92. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7281 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 HR7281 is 0.059 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.036 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7281 star
DSS2 image of HR7281. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7281 during the next 10000 years (9.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR7281

5.92
Giant

HR7281 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -69.3°
Azimuth: 275.9°
Direction: West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7281

HR7281 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 HR7281 are provided in the following table:

19h 14m 39s
-45° 11’ 35”
352.43°
-22.76°
Corona Australis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7281 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7281 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7281.

Visibility of HR7281 from your location

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

HR7281 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR7281 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7281 is distant 295.56 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 35 kilometers per second.

90.66 pc
295.56 ly
-35 km/s
0.059 arcsec/year
-0.036 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7281

HR7281 belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

1.13
G8III
4996K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7281 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7281. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7281

SAO229573
SAO229573