HR6833

Below the horizon. Rise: 1:32 | Tran: 3:39 | Set: 5:45

Alt: -33.73° Az: 255.91° Direction: West-South-West

HR6833 is a variable and multiple main-sequence star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Sagittarius.

HR6833 visual magnitude is 6.16. Because of its faintness, HR6833 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 HR6833. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6833 during the next 10000 years (-2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 19m 17s

Declination -34° 05’ 45”

Hour Angle 06h 52m 20s

Sidereal Time 01h 11m 37s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 17m 36s

Declination -34° 06’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 358.83°

Galactic Latitude -8.47°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6833.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.16

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -1.00

Spectral Type B3V

Color Index (B-V) -0.11

Temperature 11744K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6833 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6833. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6833 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6833 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.16

Secondary star magnitude 8.76

Magnitude difference 2.6

Separation 94.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6833 is distant 881.08 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 270.27

Distance (light year) 881.08

Radial Speed 10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD167647

SAO Catalogue SAO209959

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP89637

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3412673

General Catalogue of Variable Stars RS Sgr

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6833 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 124.1° RISE 1:32

Max altitude: 4.4° TRANSIT 3:39

Azimuth: 235.9° SET 5:45

Set Location

Other stars in Sagittarius