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HR7360

Altitude: 7.8°   Azimuth: 165.1°   Direction: South-South-East

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 skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

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.

Image of HR7360 star
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);

Key facts about HR7360

5.93
Giant

HR7360 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 7.8°
Azimuth: 165.1°
Direction: South-South-East

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 hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR7360 are provided in the following table:

19h 25m 04s
-29° 18’ 33”
9.3°
-19.67°
Sagittarius

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

Finder chart HR7360 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7360.

Visibility of HR7360 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 HR7360 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: 119.3°
Max altitude: 9.2°
Azimuth: 240.7°

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.

82.85 pc
270.09 ly
25 km/s
0.002 arcsec/year
-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.

1.34
K3III
4194K

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

HR 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:

5.93
10.33
4.4
12.1 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR7360

SAO188093
SAO188093