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HR7541

HR7541 is a giant star in the constellation of Aquila.

HR7541 visual magnitude is 6.04. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7541 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 HR7541:

6.04
Giant
HR7541 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7541

HR7541 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 HR7541 are provided in the following table:

19h 49m 02s
-10° 52’ 14”
29.53°
-17.66°
Aquila

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7541 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7541 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7541.

Visibility of HR7541 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 HR7541 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: 100.9°
Max altitude: 27.6°
Azimuth: 259.1°
HR7541 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR7541

The image below is a photograph of HR7541 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 HR7541 is 0.036 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 HR7541 star
DSS2 image of HR7541. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7541 during the next 10000 years (6.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR7541 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7541 is distant 285.46 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 33 kilometers per second.

87.57 pc
285.46 ly
-33 km/s
0.036 arcsec/year
-0.02 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7541

HR7541 belongs to spectral class K5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

1.33
K5III
4232K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7541 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7541. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7541

SAO163012
SAO163012