HR6696

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:23 | Tran: 19:17 | Set: 2:16

Alt: 6.47° Az: 279.61° Direction: West

HR6696 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6696 visual magnitude is 6.36. Because of its faintness, HR6696 is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of HR6696. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6696 during the next 10000 years (-2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 58m 36s

Declination +11° 02’ 34”

Hour Angle 06h 13m 55s

Sideral Time 00h 12m 31s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 57m 26s

Declination +11° 02’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 36.89°

Galactic Latitude 16.93°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6696.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.36

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.22

Spectral Type A1V

Color Index (B-V) 0.11

Temperature 8932K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6696 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6696. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6696 is distant 348.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 106.84

Distance (light year) 348.29

Radial Speed -16 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.017 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD163772

SAO Catalogue SAO103243

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP87910

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+11 3299

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6696 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 79.0° RISE 12:23

Max altitude: 49.6° TRANSIT 19:17

Azimuth: 281.0° SET 2:16

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

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