HR6696

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

HR6696 visual magnitude is 6.36. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6696 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 HR6696:

Color of HR6696 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6696 6.36

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6696 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6696

HR6696 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 HR6696 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 17h 57m 26s

Declination J2000 +11° 02’ 39”

Galactic Longitude 36.89°

Galactic Latitude 16.93°

Constellation Ophiuchus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6696 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6696.

Visibility of HR6696 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

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

Azimuth: 79.0° RISE 23:41

Max altitude: 49.6° TRANSIT 6:39

Azimuth: 281.0° SET 13:34

RIGHT NOW HR6696 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6696

The image below is a photograph of HR6696 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 HR6696 is -0.017 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.024 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR6696 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 348.29 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -16 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.017 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.024 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6696

HR6696 belongs to spectral class A1 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 1.22

Spectral Type A1V

Color Index (B-V) 0.11

Temperature of HR6696 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

Alternative designations of HR6696

Henry Draper Catalogue HD163772

SAO Catalogue SAO103243

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP87910

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+11 3299

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