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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
north SunriseRise: 6:49  
clear_day Transit: 12:50  
SunsetSet: 18:50 south
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HR7671

Altitude: 26.9°   Azimuth: 182.2°   Direction: South

HR7671 is a variable giant star in the constellation of Aquila.

HR7671 visual magnitude is 6.34. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7671 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 HR7671:

6.34
Giant

HR7671 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 26.9°
Azimuth: 182.2°
Direction: South

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7671

HR7671 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 HR7671 are provided in the following table:

20h 05m 05s
-11° 35’ 57”
30.6°
-21.53°
Aquila

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7671 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7671 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7671.

Visibility of HR7671 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 HR7671 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: 101.6°
Max altitude: 26.9°
Azimuth: 258.4°

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR7671

The image below is a photograph of HR7671 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 HR7671 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 HR7671 star
DSS2 image of HR7671. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7671 during the next 10000 years (-0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR7671 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7671 is distant 1,273.44 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

390.63 pc
1,273.44 ly
-12 km/s
-0.001 arcsec/year
-0.012 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7671

HR7671 belongs to spectral class F1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-1.62
F1III
6300K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7671 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7671. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7671

SAO163245
SAO163245