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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
SunriseRise: 6:04  
clear_day Transit: 12:06  
SunsetSet: 18:09
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HR7399

Altitude: -5.7°   Azimuth: 223.0°   Direction: South-West

HR7399 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Sagittarius.

HR7399 visual magnitude is 6.6. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7399 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 HR7399 is 0.083 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.065 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7399 star
DSS2 image of HR7399. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7399 during the next 10000 years (13.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.83 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR7399

6.6
Sub-giant

HR7399 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -5.7°
Azimuth: 223.0°
Direction: South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7399

HR7399 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 HR7399 are provided in the following table:

19h 30m 14s
-32° 05’ 31”
6.91°
-21.67°
Sagittarius

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7399 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7399 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7399.

Visibility of HR7399 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 HR7399 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: 122.1°
Max altitude: 6.4°
Azimuth: 237.9°

Distance of HR7399 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7399 is distant 160.83 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

49.33 pc
160.83 ly
8 km/s
0.083 arcsec/year
-0.065 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7399

HR7399 belongs to spectral class F3 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

3.13
F3IV
6934K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7399 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7399. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7399

SAO211315
SAO211315