HR7490

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:54 | Tran: 20:57 | Set: 5:04

Alt: 60.39° Az: 194.97° Direction: South-South-West

HR7490 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Vulpecula.

HR7490 visual magnitude is 6.36. Because of its faintness, HR7490 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 HR7490. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7490 during the next 10000 years (4.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 19h 42m 18s

Declination +22° 30’ 42”

Hour Angle 00h 31m 45s

Sideral Time 20h 14m 04s

J2000

Right Ascension 19h 41m 14s

Declination +22° 27’ 10”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 58.45°

Galactic Latitude -0.18°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR7490.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.36

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -1.87

Spectral Type K0I

Color Index (B-V) 1.53

Temperature 3749K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7490 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7490. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR7490 is distant 1,442.48 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 442.48

Distance (light year) 1,442.48

Radial Speed -23 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.025 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD186021

SAO Catalogue SAO87569

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP96856

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+22 3767

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR7490 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 67.5° RISE 12:54

Max altitude: 61.0° TRANSIT 20:57

Azimuth: 292.5° SET 5:04

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Vulpecula