HR7433

HR7433 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Sagittarius.

HR7433 visual magnitude is 6.27. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7433 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 HR7433:

Color of HR7433 ⬤

Magnitude of HR7433 6.27

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR7433 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 26°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7433

HR7433 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 HR7433 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 19h 35m 33s

Declination J2000 -12° 15’ 10”

Galactic Longitude 26.77°

Galactic Latitude -15.26°

Constellation Sagittarius

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7433 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR7433.

Visibility of HR7433 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR7433 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 102.3° RISE 3:02

Max altitude: 26.3° TRANSIT 7:58

Azimuth: 257.7° SET 12:53

RIGHT NOW HR7433 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR7433

The image below is a photograph of HR7433 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 HR7433 is 0.015 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.006 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR7433. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7433 during the next 10000 years (2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR7433 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7433 is distant 346.44 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 106.27 pc

Distance (light year) 346.44 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 6 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.015 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.006 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7433

HR7433 belongs to spectral class K0

Absolute magnitude 1.14

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1.09

Temperature of HR7433 4537K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7433 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7433. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7433

Henry Draper Catalogue HD184574

SAO Catalogue SAO162797

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP96365

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-12 5461

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