HR6751

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -35.68° Az: 174.19° Direction: South

HR6751 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Apus.

HR6751 visual magnitude is 5.85. Because of its faintness, HR6751 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 HR6751. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6751 during the next 1000 years (-0.88 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.85 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 15m 47s

Declination -73° 39’ 46”

Hour Angle 22h 52m 01s

Sidereal Time 17h 07m 49s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 12m 34s

Declination -73° 40’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 320.49°

Galactic Latitude -23.29°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6751.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.85

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.79

Spectral Type F5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.46

Temperature 6576K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6751 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6751. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6751 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 HR6751 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.85

Secondary star magnitude 8.85

Magnitude difference 3

Separation 2.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6751 is distant 133.17 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 40.85

Distance (light year) 133.17

Radial Speed 13 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.053 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.231"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD165259

SAO Catalogue SAO257571

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP89234

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-73 1888

Visibility from Your Location

HR6751 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Apus