HR6708

Below the horizon. Rise: 7:04 | Tran: 8:32 | Set: 10:01

Alt: -5.47° Az: 213.24° Direction: South-South-West

HR6708 is a sub-giant star of spectral class B7 in the constellation of Sagittarius.

HR6708 visual magnitude is 6.3. Because of its faintness, HR6708 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 HR6708. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6708 during the next 10000 years (-1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 03m 30s

Declination -36° 22’ 34”

Hour Angle 02h 50m 39s

Sidereal Time 20h 54m 09s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 01m 48s

Declination -36° 22’ 40”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 355.28°

Galactic Latitude -6.69°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6708.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.3

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -0.42

Spectral Type B7IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.03

Temperature 10516K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6708 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6708. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6708 is distant 721.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 221.24

Distance (light year) 721.24

Radial Speed 14 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD164245

SAO Catalogue SAO209608

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP88294

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3612115

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6708 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 126.4° RISE 7:04

Max altitude: 2.1° TRANSIT 8:32

Azimuth: 233.6° SET 10:01

Set Location

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