HR6788

Below the horizon. Rise: 21:09 | Tran: 0:49 | Set: 4:32

Alt: -9.87° Az: 126.41° Direction: South-West

HR6788 is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class B1 in the constellation of Sagittarius.

HR6788 visual magnitude is 6.16. Because of its faintness, HR6788 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 HR6788. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6788 during the next 10000 years (-1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 12m 36s

Declination -33° 47’ 32”

Hour Angle 19h 09m 46s

Sidereal Time 13h 22m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 10m 55s

Declination -33° 47’ 58”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 358.45°

Galactic Latitude -7.1°

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Finder chart for HR6788.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.16

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -23.84

Spectral Type B1V

Color Index (B-V) -0.14

Temperature 12293K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6788 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6788. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6788 is distant 32,600,000.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 10,000,000.00

Distance (light year) 32,600,000.00

Radial Speed -25 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD166197

SAO Catalogue SAO209817

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP89086

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3312917

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 10304

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6788 rise, transit and set times from Vlorë, Albania are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Tirane):

Azimuth: 123.8° RISE 21:09

Max altitude: 15.7° TRANSIT 0:49

Azimuth: 236.2° SET 4:32

Name:	Vlorë, Albania
Latitude:	40° 28' 0.1" N
Longitude:	19° 29' 22.9" E
Timezone:	Europe/Tirane

Set Location

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