HR6808

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -57.54° Az: 143.43° Direction: South-East

HR6808 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Pavo.

HR6808 visual magnitude is 6.33. Because of its faintness, HR6808 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 HR6808. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6808 during the next 10000 years (-1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 20m 39s

Declination -68° 13’ 03”

Hour Angle 15h 58m 01s

Sideral Time 10h 18m 41s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 18m 00s

Declination -68° 13’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 326.26°

Galactic Latitude -22.05°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6808.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.33

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.32

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) -0.04

Temperature 10653K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6808 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6808. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6808 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 HR6808 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.33

Secondary star magnitude 9.83

Magnitude difference 3.5

Separation 2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6808 is distant 696.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 213.68

Distance (light year) 696.58

Radial Speed 22 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD166841

SAO Catalogue SAO254196

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP89674

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-68 3081

FK5 Catalogue 3452

Visibility from Your Location

HR6808 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Pavo