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public  Greenwich, UK Greenwich, UK  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 7:27 
Transit: 12:14 
Sunset: 17:01
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HR6694

Above the horizon.  Rise: 5:55 | Tran: 8:45 | Set: 11:36
Alt: 6.81°   Az: 164.74°   Direction: South-South-East

HR6694 is a variable and multiple bright giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Sagittarius.

HR6694 visual magnitude is 7.04. Because of its faintness, HR6694 is not visible to the naked eye.

Image of HR6694 star
DSS2 image of HR6694. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6694 during the next 10000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 00m 42s
-30° 15’ 12”
22h 49m 34s
16h 50m 16s

J2000

17h 59m 05s
-30° 15’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

0.36°
-3.19°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6694.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

7.04
Bright giant

G8II
4603K

Star System Properties

HR6694 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6694 double sysyem:

7.04
8.84
1.8
5.5 arcsec

Alternative Designations

SAO209553
SAO209553

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6694 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 120.3°
Max altitude: 8.3°
Azimuth: 239.7°