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HR7500

Altitude: 77.9°   Azimuth: 36.3°   Direction: North-East

HR7500 is a double main-sequence star in the constellation of Draco.

HR7500 visual magnitude is 6.51. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7500 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR7500 is -0.008 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.005 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7500 star
DSS2 image of HR7500. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7500 during the next 100000 years (-13.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.33 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR7500

6.51
Main-sequence

HR7500 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 77.9°
Azimuth: 36.3°
Direction: North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7500

HR7500 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 HR7500 are provided in the following table:

19h 40m 13s
+60° 30’ 25”
92.59°
17.72°
Draco

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7500 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7500 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7500.

Visibility of HR7500 from your location

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

HR7500 is circumpolar and transits at 07:50 UTC (altitude: 81.0°)

Distance of HR7500 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7500 is distant 391.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

120.05 pc
391.36 ly
-1 km/s
-0.008 arcsec/year
-0.005 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7500

HR7500 belongs to spectral class A5 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

1.11
A5V
8011K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7500 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7500. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR7500 star system properties

HR7500 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR7500 double sysyem:

6.51
8.71
2.2
18.3 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR7500

SAO18461
SAO18461