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HR7370

Altitude: -65.8°   Azimuth: 247.3°   Direction: West-South-West

HR7370 is a multiple giant star in the constellation of Telescopium.

HR7370 visual magnitude is 5.69. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7370 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 HR7370 is -0.006 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.009 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7370 star
DSS2 image of HR7370. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7370 during the next 100000 years (-10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 15.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR7370

5.69
Giant

HR7370 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -65.8°
Azimuth: 247.3°
Direction: West-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7370

HR7370 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 HR7370 are provided in the following table:

19h 27m 48s
-54° 19’ 31”
343.15°
-26.9°
Telescopium

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7370 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7370 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7370.

Visibility of HR7370 from your location

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

HR7370 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Distance of HR7370 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7370 is distant 579.04 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

177.62 pc
579.04 ly
-5 km/s
-0.006 arcsec/year
0.009 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7370

HR7370 belongs to spectral class K4 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-0.56
K4III
3950K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7370 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7370. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR7370 star system properties

HR7370 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR7370 double sysyem:

5.69
8.39
2.7
72.9 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR7370

SAO246110
SAO246110