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HR7307

Altitude: 40.8°   Azimuth: 236.5°   Direction: West-South-West

HR7307 is a multiple main-sequence star in the constellation of Aquila.

HR7307 visual magnitude is 5.63. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7307 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 HR7307:

5.63
Main-sequence

HR7307 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 40.8°
Azimuth: 236.5°
Direction: West-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7307

HR7307 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 HR7307 are provided in the following table:

19h 16m 26s
+14° 32’ 40”
48.69°
1.19°
Aquila

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7307 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7307 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7307.

Visibility of HR7307 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 HR7307 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: 75.5°
Max altitude: 53.1°
Azimuth: 284.5°

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR7307

The image below is a photograph of HR7307 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 HR7307 is 0.01 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.009 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7307 star
DSS2 image of HR7307. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7307 during the next 10000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR7307 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7307 is distant 371.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

114.03 pc
371.72 ly
-19 km/s
0.01 arcsec/year
0.009 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7307

HR7307 belongs to spectral class B9 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

0.34
B9V
10382K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7307 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7307. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR7307 star system properties

HR7307 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 HR7307 double sysyem:

5.63
9.43
3.8
8.2 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR7307

SAO104668
SAO104668