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HR7326

Altitude: -18.9°   Azimuth: 359.0°   Direction: North

HR7326 is a variable and double giant star in the constellation of Sagitta.

HR7326 visual magnitude is 6.58. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7326 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 HR7326:

6.58
Giant

HR7326 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -18.9°
Azimuth: 359.0°
Direction: North

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7326

HR7326 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 HR7326 are provided in the following table:

19h 18m 48s
+19° 36’ 38”
53.44°
3.05°
Sagitta

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7326 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7326 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7326.

Visibility of HR7326 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 HR7326 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: 70.4°
Max altitude: 58.1°
Azimuth: 289.6°

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR7326

The image below is a photograph of HR7326 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 HR7326 is 0.022 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.002 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7326 star
DSS2 image of HR7326. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7326 during the next 10000 years (3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR7326 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7326 is distant 1,012.42 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

310.56 pc
1,012.42 ly
-17 km/s
0.022 arcsec/year
0.002 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7326

HR7326 belongs to spectral class B8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-0.88
B8III
9766K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7326 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7326. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR7326 star system properties

HR7326 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR7326 double sysyem:

6.58
9.58
3
92 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR7326

SAO104711
SAO104711