HR6804

Above the horizon. Rise: 19:40 | Tran: 0:11 | Set: 4:42

Alt: 9.28° Az: 217.23° Direction: South-West

HR6804 is a variable giant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Corona Australis.

HR6804 visual magnitude is 5.47. Because of its faintness, HR6804 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 HR6804. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6804 during the next 10000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 15m 00s

Declination -41° 19’ 38”

Hour Angle 03h 30m 38s

Sidereal Time 21h 45m 39s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 13m 12s

Declination -41° 20’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 351.89°

Galactic Latitude -10.97°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.47

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -3.06

Spectral Type B2III

Color Index (B-V) -0.17

Temperature 12902K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6804 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6804. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6804 is distant 1,654.82 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 507.61

Distance (light year) 1,654.82

Radial Speed -15 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.013 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD166596

SAO Catalogue SAO228815

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP89290

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4112534

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V692 CrA

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6804 rise, transit and set times from Tula, Mexico are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Monterrey):

Azimuth: 131.3° RISE 19:40

Max altitude: 25.7° TRANSIT 0:11

Azimuth: 228.7° SET 4:42

Name:	Tula, Mexico
Latitude:	22° 59' 47.4" N
Longitude:	99° 42' 42.1" W
Timezone:	America/Monterrey

Set Location

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