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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
north SunriseRise: 7:00  
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HR7452

Altitude: 49.1°   Azimuth: 239.5°   Direction: West-South-West

HR7452 is a variable star in the constellation of Vulpecula.

HR7452 visual magnitude is 6.32. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7452 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 HR7452:

6.32

HR7452 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 49.1°
Azimuth: 239.5°
Direction: West-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7452

HR7452 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 HR7452 are provided in the following table:

19h 36m 08s
+22° 35’ 08”
57.99°
0.91°
Vulpecula

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7452 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7452 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7452.

Visibility of HR7452 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 HR7452 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: 67.4°
Max altitude: 61.1°
Azimuth: 292.6°

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR7452

The image below is a photograph of HR7452 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 HR7452 is 0.001 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.01 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7452 star
DSS2 image of HR7452. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7452 during the next 10000 years (0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR7452 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7452 is distant 570.93 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

175.13 pc
570.93 ly
-23 km/s
0.001 arcsec/year
-0.01 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7452

HR7452 belongs to spectral class B9 HR7452 is also a SiCr chemically peculiar star.

0.10
B9
11092K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7452 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7452. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7452

SAO87426
SAO87426