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HR7526

HR7526 is a giant star in the constellation of Cygnus.

HR7526 visual magnitude is 6.27. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7526 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 HR7526:

6.27
Giant
HR7526 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 29°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7526

HR7526 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR7526 are provided in the following table:

19h 43m 39s
+57° 02’ 32”
89.5°
15.86°
Cygnus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7526 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7526 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7526.

Visibility of HR7526 from your location

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

HR7526 is circumpolar and transits at 07:10 UTC (altitude: 84.4°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR7526

The image below is a photograph of HR7526 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 HR7526 is 0.01 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.02 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7526 star
DSS2 image of HR7526. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7526 during the next 10000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR7526 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7526 is distant 253.11 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

77.64 pc
253.11 ly
-26 km/s
0.01 arcsec/year
0.02 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7526

HR7526 belongs to spectral class K2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

1.82
K2III
5051K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7526 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7526. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7526

SAO31933
SAO31933