HR6709

Below the horizon. Rise: 13:31 | Tran: 19:32 | Set: 1:37

Alt: -37.48° Az: 9.77° Direction: North

HR6709 is a variable star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6709 visual magnitude is 6.37. Because of its faintness, HR6709 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 HR6709. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6709 during the next 100000 years (-10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 01m 31s

Declination +00° 37’ 47”

Hour Angle 12h 30m 56s

Sideral Time 06h 32m 28s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 00m 15s

Declination +00° 37’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 27.59°

Galactic Latitude 11.66°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6709.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.37

Class

HR6709 is also a SrCrEu chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude 0.95

Spectral Type A3

Color Index (B-V) 0.15

Temperature 8571K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6709 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6709. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6709 is distant 394.67 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 34 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 121.07

Distance (light year) 394.67

Radial Speed -34 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD164258

SAO Catalogue SAO123004

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP88148

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+00 3832

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V2126 Oph

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6709 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 89.4° RISE 13:31

Max altitude: 39.1° TRANSIT 19:32

Azimuth: 270.6° SET 1:37

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

Location

Other stars in Ophiuchus