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HR6749

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -44.89°   Az: 107.84°   Direction: East-South-East

HR6749 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Corona Australis.

HR6749 visual magnitude is 5.77. Because of its faintness, HR6749 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.

Image of HR6749 star
DSS2 image of HR6749. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6749 during the next 1000 years (-0.02 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.65 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 08m 37s
-43° 25’ 12”
16h 32m 48s
10h 41m 26s

J2000

18h 06m 49s
-43° 25’ 28”

Galactic Coordinates

349.45°
-10.86°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR6749 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6749.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.77
Main-sequence

2.56
A5V
8011K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6749 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6749. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6749 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6749 double sysyem:

5.77
5.87
0.1
1.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6749 is distant 143.05 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

43.88
143.05
-6 km/s
-0.001 arcsec/y
-0.099"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO228708
SAO228708

Visibility from Your Location

HR6749 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK