Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument
Airspace Violation All Types; Conflict Airborne Conflict; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Aircraft; Environment - Non Weather Related; Human Factors
I was the PM; CA was flying. At about 7;100 MSL while being vectored on the NE side of CLT airport for Runway 36R (cross side runway) we noticed a drone off our right side about 1-2 O'clock position; passing by off our right side.  It was close enough to distinguish it was a 4 propeller drone. It was hard to determine exactly how far away the drone was but my guess would be within a few hundred feet. As we passed by in our descent we appeared to be slightly below it as we passed. We notified ATC and continued the approach to landing uneventfully.At first I thought it was a bird until I quickly realized it was a drone. I kept my eyes on it as long as I could as we passed by. There is no doubt that it was a drone. Cause was drone flying in Class Bravo airspace near CLT at an altitude high enough to be in the way of commercial airline traffic. We were being vectored from the NW to the NE side of Charlotte airport for Runway 36R. I notified the CA when I first saw something; and he too saw the drone. We did not make any altitude or course changes as it happened too quickly and the drone was not in our immediate flight path.
Air carrier Captain reported an airborne conflict with a drone during approach to CLT airport.