HR6821

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -40.29° Az: 124.91° Direction: South-West

HR6821 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Telescopium.

HR6821 visual magnitude is 6.06. Because of its faintness, HR6821 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 HR6821. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6821 during the next 100000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -13.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 19m 01s

Declination -51° 03’ 25”

Hour Angle 17h 37m 40s

Sidereal Time 11h 56m 41s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 17m 00s

Declination -51° 04’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 343.13°

Galactic Latitude -15.73°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6821.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.06

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.85

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) -0.06

Temperature 10941K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6821 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6821. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6821 is distant 359.43 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 110.25

Distance (light year) 359.43

Radial Speed -5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD167257

SAO Catalogue SAO245372

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP89597

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-5111460

FK5 Catalogue 3453

Visibility from Your Location

HR6821 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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