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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:26 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:25
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HR7338

Altitude: -0.1°   Azimuth: 347.8°   Direction: North-North-West

HR7338 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Lyra.

HR7338 visual magnitude is 6.22. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7338 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 HR7338 is 0.014 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.017 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7338 star
DSS2 image of HR7338. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7338 during the next 10000 years (2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.83 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR7338

6.22
Hypergiant

HR7338 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -0.1°
Azimuth: 347.8°
Direction: North-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7338

HR7338 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 HR7338 are provided in the following table:

19h 19m 01s
+37° 26’ 43”
69.49°
11.09°
Lyra

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7338 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7338 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7338.

Visibility of HR7338 from your location

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

Today's HR7338 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 52.6°
Max altitude: 76.0°
Azimuth: 307.4°

Distance of HR7338 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7338 is distant 662.60 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

203.25 pc
662.60 ly
-14 km/s
0.014 arcsec/year
0.017 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7338

HR7338 belongs to spectral class A0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

-0.32
A0III
10516K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7338 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7338. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7338

SAO68129
SAO68129