We use cookies to deliver essential features and to measure their performance. By using this site you accept our Privacy Policies.
A Complete Guide to the Solar System and the Night Sky
Donate now and help us to keep this site free and ad-free!
public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
north SunriseRise: 7:51  
clear_day Transit: 11:50  
SunsetSet: 15:49 south
sleep NighttimeWhat's Visible Now?
All Constellations » Vulpecula » 

HR7286

Altitude: -16.9°   Azimuth: 357.6°   Direction: North

HR7286 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Vulpecula.

HR7286 visual magnitude is 5.93. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7286 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR7286:

5.93
Main-sequence

HR7286 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -16.9°
Azimuth: 357.6°
Direction: North

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7286

HR7286 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR7286 are provided in the following table:

19h 12m 36s
+21° 33’ 15”
54.5°
5.23°
Vulpecula

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7286 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7286 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7286.

Visibility of HR7286 from your location

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

Today's HR7286 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 68.4°
Max altitude: 60.1°
Azimuth: 291.6°

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR7286

The image below is a photograph of HR7286 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR7286 is 0.005 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.002 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7286 star
DSS2 image of HR7286. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7286 during the next 100000 years (8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR7286 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7286 is distant 1,006.17 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

308.64 pc
1,006.17 ly
-13 km/s
0.005 arcsec/year
-0.002 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7286

HR7286 belongs to spectral class A2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

-1.52
A2V
9766K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7286 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7286. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7286

SAO86930
SAO86930