HR6776

Above the horizon. Rise: 20:07 | Tran: 3:16 | Set: 10:22

Alt: 45.21° Az: 138.57° Direction: South-East

HR6776 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6776 visual magnitude is 6.63. Because of its faintness, HR6776 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR6776. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6776 during the next 10000 years (2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 08m 58s

Declination +13° 04’ 34”

Hour Angle 22h 05m 36s

Sidereal Time 16h 14m 34s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 07m 48s

Declination +13° 04’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 39.92°

Galactic Latitude 15.5°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6776.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.63

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.13

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.07

Temperature 9328K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6776 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6776. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6776 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6776 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.63

Secondary star magnitude 10.43

Magnitude difference 3.8

Separation 42.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6776 is distant 650.70 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 199.60

Distance (light year) 650.70

Radial Speed -17 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.016 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD165910

SAO Catalogue SAO103406

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP88814

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+13 3529

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS11086

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6776 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 76.9° RISE 20:07

Max altitude: 51.6° TRANSIT 3:16

Azimuth: 283.1° SET 10:22

Set Location

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