HR7402

Above the horizon. Rise: 15:07 | Tran: 20:29 | Set: 1:56

Alt: 24.65° Az: 142.32° Direction: South-East

HR7402 is a variable and multiple supergiant star of spectral class F7 in the constellation of Aquila.

HR7402 visual magnitude is 6.61. Because of its faintness, HR7402 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR7402. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7402 during the next 10000 years (4.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 19h 30m 41s

Declination -06° 59’ 28”

Hour Angle 21h 43m 52s

Sideral Time 17h 14m 33s

J2000

Right Ascension 19h 29m 21s

Declination -07° 02’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 30.91°

Galactic Latitude -11.62°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR7402.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.61

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -1.83

Spectral Type F7I

Color Index (B-V) 1.1

Temperature 4515K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7402 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7402. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR7402 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR7402 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.61

Secondary star magnitude 12.11

Magnitude difference 5.5

Separation 1.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7402 is distant 1,590.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 487.80

Distance (light year) 1,590.24

Radial Speed -7 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.024 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD183344

SAO Catalogue SAO143454

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP95820

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-07 4968

General Catalogue of Variable Stars U Aql

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS12503

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR7402 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 97.0° RISE 15:07

Max altitude: 31.5° TRANSIT 20:29

Azimuth: 263.0° SET 1:56

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Aquila