HR6814

Below the horizon. Rise: 9:34 | Tran: 19:16 | Set: 5:01

Alt: -0.73° Az: 334.31° Direction: North-North-West

HR6814 is a variable and multiple main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6814 visual magnitude is 5.88. Because of its faintness, HR6814 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 HR6814. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6814 during the next 10000 years (2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 12m 39s

Declination +33° 27’ 15”

Hour Angle 09h 54m 48s

Sideral Time 04h 07m 27s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 11m 45s

Declination +33° 26’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 60.27°

Galactic Latitude 22.29°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6814.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.88

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.97

Spectral Type A3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.01

Temperature 10002K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6814 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6814. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6814 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 HR6814 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.88

Secondary star magnitude 6.18

Magnitude difference 0.3

Separation 0.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6814 is distant 763.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 234.19

Distance (light year) 763.47

Radial Speed -19 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.012 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD166988

SAO Catalogue SAO66733

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP89156

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+33 3044

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 10363

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS11149

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6814 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 56.5° RISE 9:34

Max altitude: 72.0° TRANSIT 19:16

Azimuth: 303.5° SET 5:01

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Hercules