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HR7404

HR7404 is a star in the constellation of Aquila.

HR7404 visual magnitude is 6.25. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7404 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 HR7404:

6.25
HR7404 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7404

HR7404 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 HR7404 are provided in the following table:

19h 29m 17s
+00° 14’ 45”
37.5°
-8.3°
Aquila

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7404 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7404 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7404.

Visibility of HR7404 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 HR7404 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: 89.8°
Max altitude: 38.8°
Azimuth: 270.2°
HR7404 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR7404

The image below is a photograph of HR7404 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 HR7404 is 0.007 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.008 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7404 star
DSS2 image of HR7404. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7404 during the next 100000 years (11.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -13.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR7404 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7404 is distant 602.59 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 60 kilometers per second.

184.84 pc
602.59 ly
-60 km/s
0.007 arcsec/year
-0.008 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7404

HR7404 belongs to spectral class K2

-0.08
K2
4086K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7404 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7404. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7404

SAO124681
SAO124681