HR6818

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -15.67° Az: 215.89° Direction: South-West

HR6818 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Corona Australis.

HR6818 visual magnitude is 5.46. Because of its faintness, HR6818 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 HR6818. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6818 during the next 10000 years (12.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 17m 43s

Declination -44° 11’ 46”

Hour Angle 03h 27m 43s

Sidereal Time 21h 45m 27s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 15m 52s

Declination -44° 12’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 349.47°

Galactic Latitude -12.67°

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Finder chart for HR6818.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.46

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.88

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.96

Temperature 4841K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6818 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6818. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6818 is distant 268.09 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 82.24

Distance (light year) 268.09

Radial Speed -27 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.074 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD167096

SAO Catalogue SAO228851

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP89507

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4412456

Visibility from Your Location

HR6818 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Corona Australis