HR6796

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -56.67° Az: 135.16° Direction: South-East

HR6796 is a double giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Pavo.

HR6796 visual magnitude is 6.47. Because of its faintness, HR6796 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 HR6796. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6796 during the next 10000 years (-5.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 16m 39s

Declination -63° 40’ 48”

Hour Angle 16h 03m 37s

Sideral Time 10h 20m 16s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 14m 16s

Declination -63° 41’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 330.71°

Galactic Latitude -20.19°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6796.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.47

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.10

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.41

Temperature 3934K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6796 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6796. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6796 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6796 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.47

Secondary star magnitude 13.27

Magnitude difference 6.8

Separation 19 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6796 is distant 613.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 44 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 188.32

Distance (light year) 613.94

Radial Speed -44 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.033 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.051"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD166251

SAO Catalogue SAO254179

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP89370

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-63 4334

Visibility from Your Location

HR6796 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Pavo