HR7448

Altitude: 47.4° Azimuth: 46.3° Direction: North-East

HR7448 is a double giant star in the constellation of Draco.

HR7448 visual magnitude is 6.29. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7448 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 HR7448:

Color of HR7448 ⬤

Magnitude of HR7448 6.29

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR7448 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 47.4°
Azimuth: 46.3°
Direction: North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7448

HR7448 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR7448 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 19h 33m 10s

Declination J2000 +60° 09’ 30”

Galactic Longitude 91.89°

Galactic Latitude 18.38°

Constellation Draco

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7448 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR7448.

Visibility of HR7448 from your location

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

HR7448 is circumpolar and transits at 14:36 UTC (altitude: 81.3°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR7448

The image below is a photograph of HR7448 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 HR7448 is 0.005 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.006 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR7448. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7448 during the next 100000 years (8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 10.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR7448 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7448 is distant 1,202.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 369.00 pc

Distance (light year) 1,202.95 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -19 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.005 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.006 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7448

HR7448 belongs to spectral class K4 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -1.55

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.57

Temperature of HR7448 3691K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7448 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7448. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR7448 star system properties

HR7448 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR7448 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.29

Secondary star magnitude 8.29

Magnitude difference 2

Separation 76.2 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR7448

Henry Draper Catalogue HD184936

SAO Catalogue SAO18395

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP96164

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+59 2060

FK5 Catalogue 3563

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