HR7516

HR7516 is a giant star in the constellation of Aquila.

HR7516 visual magnitude is 6.48. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7516 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 HR7516:

Color of HR7516 ⬤

Magnitude of HR7516 6.48

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR7516 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 35°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7516

HR7516 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 HR7516 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 19h 45m 52s

Declination J2000 -02° 52’ 59”

Galactic Longitude 36.61°

Galactic Latitude -13.42°

Constellation Aquila

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7516 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR7516.

Visibility of HR7516 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 HR7516 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: 92.9° RISE 22:28

Max altitude: 35.6° TRANSIT 4:16

Azimuth: 267.1° SET 9:59

RIGHT NOW HR7516 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR7516

The image below is a photograph of HR7516 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 HR7516 is 0.005 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.002 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR7516. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7516 during the next 100000 years (8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR7516 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7516 is distant 1,086.67 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 333.33 pc

Distance (light year) 1,086.67 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -17 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.005 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.002 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7516

HR7516 belongs to spectral class B3 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -1.13

Spectral Type B3III

Color Index (B-V) 0.05

Temperature of HR7516 9542K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7516 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR7516. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7516

Henry Draper Catalogue HD186660

SAO Catalogue SAO143776

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP97244

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-03 4701

FK5 Catalogue 3579

In Evidence

Other stars in Aquila