HR7396

HR7396 is a variable giant star in the constellation of Aquila.

HR7396 visual magnitude is 6.32. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7396 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 HR7396:

Color of HR7396 ⬤

Magnitude of HR7396 6.32

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR7396 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7396

HR7396 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 HR7396 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 19h 27m 33s

Declination J2000 +14° 16’ 57”

Galactic Longitude 49.73°

Galactic Latitude -1.31°

Constellation Aquila

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7396 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR7396.

Visibility of HR7396 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 HR7396 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: 75.7° RISE 20:41

Max altitude: 52.8° TRANSIT 3:58

Azimuth: 284.3° SET 11:10

RIGHT NOW HR7396 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR7396

The image below is a photograph of HR7396 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 HR7396 is 0.009 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.002 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR7396. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7396 during the next 100000 years (15.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR7396 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7396 is distant 833.76 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 255.75 pc

Distance (light year) 833.76 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 4 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.009 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.002 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7396

HR7396 belongs to spectral class B4 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.72

Spectral Type B4III

Color Index (B-V) -0.06

Temperature of HR7396 10941K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7396 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7396. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7396

Henry Draper Catalogue HD183144

SAO Catalogue SAO104862

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP95664

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+13 4020

FK5 Catalogue 3555

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 12049

In Evidence

Other stars in Aquila