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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
SunriseRise: 6:04  
clear_day Transit: 12:06  
SunsetSet: 18:09
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HR7291

Altitude: 3.5°   Azimuth: 222.6°   Direction: South-West

HR7291 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Sagittarius.

HR7291 visual magnitude is 6.25. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7291 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 HR7291 is 0.116 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.095 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7291 star
DSS2 image of HR7291. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7291 during the next 1000 years (1.93 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.58 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR7291

6.25
Main-sequence

HR7291 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 3.5°
Azimuth: 222.6°
Direction: South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7291

HR7291 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 HR7291 are provided in the following table:

19h 15m 33s
-24° 10’ 45”
13.46°
-15.78°
Sagittarius

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7291 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7291 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7291.

Visibility of HR7291 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 HR7291 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: 114.2°
Max altitude: 14.3°
Azimuth: 245.8°

Distance of HR7291 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7291 is distant 88.18 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

27.05 pc
88.18 ly
-26 km/s
0.116 arcsec/year
-0.095 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7291

HR7291 belongs to spectral class F9 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

4.09
F9V
6213K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7291 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7291. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7291

SAO187883
SAO187883