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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
north SunriseRise: 6:47  
clear_day Transit: 12:50  
SunsetSet: 18:52 south
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HR7347

Altitude: 18.6°   Azimuth: 131.7°   Direction: South-East

HR7347 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Aquila.

HR7347 visual magnitude is 6.31. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7347 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 HR7347:

6.31
Sub-giant

HR7347 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 18.6°
Azimuth: 131.7°
Direction: South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7347

HR7347 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 HR7347 are provided in the following table:

19h 22m 20s
-08° 12’ 03”
29.07°
-10.57°
Aquila

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7347 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7347 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7347.

Visibility of HR7347 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 HR7347 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: 98.2°
Max altitude: 30.3°
Azimuth: 261.8°

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR7347

The image below is a photograph of HR7347 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 HR7347 is -0.013 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.024 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7347 star
DSS2 image of HR7347. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7347 during the next 10000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR7347 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7347 is distant 840.21 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

257.73 pc
840.21 ly
-10 km/s
-0.013 arcsec/year
-0.024 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7347

HR7347 belongs to spectral class B3 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

-0.75
B3IV
11573K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7347 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7347. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7347

SAO143321
SAO143321