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HR7562

HR7562 is a star in the constellation of Aquila.

HR7562 visual magnitude is 6.25. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7562 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 HR7562:

6.25
HR7562 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 48°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7562

HR7562 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 HR7562 are provided in the following table:

19h 51m 17s
+09° 37’ 49”
48.48°
-8.64°
Aquila

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7562 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7562 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7562.

Visibility of HR7562 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 HR7562 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: 80.4°
Max altitude: 48.2°
Azimuth: 279.6°
HR7562 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR7562

The image below is a photograph of HR7562 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 HR7562 is -0.001 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.012 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7562 star
DSS2 image of HR7562. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7562 during the next 10000 years (-0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR7562 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7562 is distant 379.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

116.55 pc
379.95 ly
21 km/s
-0.001 arcsec/year
-0.012 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7562

HR7562 belongs to spectral class A1

0.92
A1
9028K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7562 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7562. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7562

SAO125139
SAO125139