HR7293

Altitude: 69.9° Azimuth: 277.9° Direction: West

HR7293 is a multiple main-sequence star in the constellation of Cygnus.

HR7293 visual magnitude is 6.75. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7293 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 HR7293:

Color of HR7293 ⬤

Magnitude of HR7293 6.75

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR7293 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 69.9°
Azimuth: 277.9°
Direction: West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7293

HR7293 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR7293 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 19h 12m 04s

Declination J2000 +49° 51’ 15”

Galactic Longitude 80.67°

Galactic Latitude 17.27°

Constellation Cygnus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7293 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR7293.

Visibility of HR7293 from your location

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

HR7293 is circumpolar and transits at 02:03 UTC (altitude: 88.4°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR7293

The image below is a photograph of HR7293 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 HR7293 is -0.19 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.637 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR7293. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7293 during the next 1000 years (-3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 10.62 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR7293 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7293 is distant 81.18 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 41 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 24.90 pc

Distance (light year) 81.18 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -41 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.19 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.637 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7293

HR7293 belongs to spectral class G4 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 4.77

Spectral Type G4V

Color Index (B-V) 0.65

Temperature of HR7293 5778K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7293 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7293. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR7293 star system properties

HR7293 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR7293 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.75

Secondary star magnitude 6.95

Magnitude difference 0.2

Separation 8.1 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR7293

Henry Draper Catalogue HD179957

SAO Catalogue SAO48192

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP94336

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+49 2959

Gliese Catalogue Wo 9648 B

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS12169

In Evidence

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