The star HR 7159
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , HR 7159 is visible between 23:03 and 02:33. It will become accessible around 23:03, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:50, 26° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible around 02:33 when it sinks below 22° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
HR 7159
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 6.14 (V) [1] 6.25 (BT) [1] 6.15 (VT) [1] 6.12 (G) [2] 6.18 (BP) [2] 6.06 (RP) [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.09 |
| Right ascension: | 18h58m24s [2] |
| Declination: | -22°31'45" [2] |
| Distance: | 86.3 parsec 281.4 lightyrs [2] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 13.3 mas/yr [2] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 17.5° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.46 |