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HR7378

Altitude: 18.6°   Azimuth: 149.5°   Direction: South-South-East

HR7378 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Sagittarius.

HR7378 visual magnitude is 5.72. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7378 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 HR7378 is 0.023 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.

Image of HR7378 star
DSS2 image of HR7378. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7378 during the next 10000 years (3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR7378

5.72
Main-sequence

HR7378 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 18.6°
Azimuth: 149.5°
Direction: South-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7378

HR7378 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 HR7378 are provided in the following table:

19h 26m 11s
-15° 03’ 11”
23.15°
-14.37°
Sagittarius

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7378 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7378 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7378.

Visibility of HR7378 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 HR7378 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: 105.1°
Max altitude: 23.5°
Azimuth: 254.9°

Distance of HR7378 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7378 is distant 862.43 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

264.55 pc
862.43 ly
-7 km/s
0.023 arcsec/year
0.01 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7378

HR7378 belongs to spectral class B8 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

-1.39
B8V
9882K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7378 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7378. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7378

SAO162609
SAO162609