HR6834

Above the horizon. Rise: 18:57 | Tran: 1:11 | Set: 7:21

Alt: 8.05° Az: 263.68° Direction: South-West

HR6834 is a variable giant star of spectral class M4 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6834 visual magnitude is 6.01. Because of its faintness, HR6834 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 HR6834. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6834 during the next 10000 years (-0.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 17m 22s

Declination +02° 23’ 17”

Hour Angle 05h 20m 14s

Sidereal Time 23h 37m 37s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 16m 05s

Declination +02° 22’ 40”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 31.01°

Galactic Latitude 8.95°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.01

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.67

Spectral Type M4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.59

Temperature 3663K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6834 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6834. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6834 is distant 705.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 216.45

Distance (light year) 705.63

Radial Speed 22 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.003 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD167654

SAO Catalogue SAO123308

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP89527

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+02 3547

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 10466

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6834 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 87.6° RISE 18:57

Max altitude: 40.9° TRANSIT 1:11

Azimuth: 272.4° SET 7:21

Set Location

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