HR6773

Below the horizon. Rise: 23:07 | Tran: 2:43 | Set: 6:14

Alt: -63.85° Az: 7.15° Direction: North

HR6773 is a variable and double giant star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Sagittarius.

HR6773 visual magnitude is 6.61. Because of its faintness, HR6773 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR6773. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6773 during the next 10000 years (0.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 10m 28s

Declination -25° 27’ 59”

Hour Angle 12h 13m 55s

Sidereal Time 06h 24m 24s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 08m 54s

Declination -25° 28’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 5.59°

Galactic Latitude -2.74°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.61

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -3.33

Spectral Type B3III

Color Index (B-V) 0.02

Temperature 9882K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6773 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6773. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6773 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6773 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.61

Secondary star magnitude 8.61

Magnitude difference 2

Separation 13.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6773 is distant 3,165.05 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 970.87

Distance (light year) 3,165.05

Radial Speed -6 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.003 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD165814

SAO Catalogue SAO186350

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP88905

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2512793

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V3792 Sgr

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6773 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 115.5° RISE 23:07

Max altitude: 13.1° TRANSIT 2:43

Azimuth: 244.5° SET 6:14

Set Location

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