HR7361

HR7361 is a double sub-giant star in the constellation of Draco.

HR7361 visual magnitude is 6.52. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7361 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 HR7361:

Color of HR7361 ⬤

Magnitude of HR7361 6.52

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR7361 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 74°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7361

HR7361 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR7361 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 19h 19m 46s

Declination J2000 +64° 23’ 26”

Galactic Longitude 95.51°

Galactic Latitude 21.33°

Constellation Draco

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7361 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR7361.

Visibility of HR7361 from your location

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

HR7361 is circumpolar and transits at 02:50 UTC (altitude: 77.1°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR7361

The image below is a photograph of HR7361 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 HR7361 is -0.002 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.01 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR7361. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7361 during the next 10000 years (-0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR7361 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7361 is distant 900.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 276.24 pc

Distance (light year) 900.55 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -20 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.002 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.01 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7361

HR7361 belongs to spectral class B9 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star. HR7361 is also a HgMn chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude -0.69

Spectral Type B9IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.04

Temperature of HR7361 10653K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7361 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7361. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR7361 star system properties

HR7361 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR7361 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.52

Secondary star magnitude 10.02

Magnitude difference 3.5

Separation 111.9 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR7361

Henry Draper Catalogue HD182308

SAO Catalogue SAO18287

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP94993

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+64 1344

In Evidence

Other stars in Draco