HR7360

HR7360 is a double giant star in the constellation of Sagittarius.

HR7360 visual magnitude is 5.93. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7360 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 HR7360:

Color of HR7360 ⬤

Magnitude of HR7360 5.93

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR7360 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7360

HR7360 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR7360 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 19h 25m 04s

Declination J2000 -29° 18’ 33”

Galactic Longitude 9.3°

Galactic Latitude -19.67°

Constellation Sagittarius

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7360 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR7360.

Visibility of HR7360 from your location

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

Today's HR7360 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 119.3° RISE 4:23

Max altitude: 9.2° TRANSIT 7:22

Azimuth: 240.7° SET 10:22

RIGHT NOW HR7360 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR7360

The image below is a photograph of HR7360 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 HR7360 is 0.002 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.051 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR7360. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7360 during the next 10000 years (0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR7360 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7360 is distant 270.09 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 82.85 pc

Distance (light year) 270.09 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 25 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.002 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.051 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7360

HR7360 belongs to spectral class K3 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 1.34

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.26

Temperature of HR7360 4194K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7360 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7360. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR7360 star system properties

HR7360 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 HR7360 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.93

Secondary star magnitude 10.33

Magnitude difference 4.4

Separation 12.1 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR7360

Henry Draper Catalogue HD182286

SAO Catalogue SAO188093

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP95456

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2916104

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS12400

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