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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
north SunriseRise: 4:49  
clear_day Transit: 12:56  
SunsetSet: 21:04 south
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HR7288

HR7288 is a variable main-sequence star in the constellation of Aquila.

HR7288 visual magnitude is 6.49. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7288 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 HR7288:

6.49
Main-sequence
HR7288 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7288

HR7288 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 HR7288 are provided in the following table:

19h 13m 44s
+05° 30’ 56”
40.39°
-2.42°
Aquila

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7288 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7288 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7288.

Visibility of HR7288 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 HR7288 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: 84.5°
Max altitude: 44.0°
Azimuth: 275.5°
HR7288 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR7288

The image below is a photograph of HR7288 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 HR7288 is 0.016 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.006 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7288 star
DSS2 image of HR7288. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7288 during the next 10000 years (2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR7288 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7288 is distant 598.17 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

183.49 pc
598.17 ly
9 km/s
0.016 arcsec/year
-0.006 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7288

HR7288 belongs to spectral class A2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

0.17
A2V
9125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7288 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7288. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7288

SAO124410
SAO124410