HR6778

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -37.11° Az: 122.29° Direction: South-South-West

HR6778 is a double giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Telescopium.

HR6778 visual magnitude is 6.07. Because of its faintness, HR6778 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 HR6778. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6778 during the next 10000 years (1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 12m 59s

Declination -47° 30’ 20”

Hour Angle 17h 45m 36s

Sidereal Time 11h 58m 35s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 11m 04s

Declination -47° 30’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 346.05°

Galactic Latitude -13.35°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.07

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.18

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.2

Temperature 4309K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6778 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6778. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6778 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 HR6778 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.07

Secondary star magnitude 11.47

Magnitude difference 5.4

Separation 1.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6778 is distant 490.23 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 150.38

Distance (light year) 490.23

Radial Speed -15 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.029"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD166006

SAO Catalogue SAO228774

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP89096

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4712098

Visibility from Your Location

HR6778 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

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