HR7473

Below the horizon. Rise: 6:31 | Tran: 10:18 | Set: 14:05

Alt: -28.57° Az: 92.36° Direction: East

HR7473 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Sagittarius.

HR7473 visual magnitude is 5.97. Because of its faintness, HR7473 is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of HR7473. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7473 during the next 10000 years (4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 19h 41m 37s

Declination -23° 22’ 08”

Hour Angle 16h 51m 42s

Sidereal Time 12h 33m 19s

J2000

Right Ascension 19h 40m 07s

Declination -23° 25’ 42”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 16.43°

Galactic Latitude -20.7°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.97

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.45

Spectral Type K1

Color Index (B-V) 1.04

Temperature 4649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7473 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7473. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7473 is distant 414.76 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 127.23

Distance (light year) 414.76

Radial Speed -28 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.026 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD185467

SAO Catalogue SAO188419

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP96760

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2315625

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR7473 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 113.4° RISE 6:31

Max altitude: 15.2° TRANSIT 10:18

Azimuth: 246.6° SET 14:05

Set Location

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