HR6836

Below the horizon. Rise: 0:06 | Tran: 3:19 | Set: 6:28

Alt: -54.22° Az: 63.77° Direction: East-North-East

HR6836 is a hypergiant star of spectral class G0 in the constellation of Sagittarius.

HR6836 visual magnitude is 6.4. Because of its faintness, HR6836 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 HR6836. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6836 during the next 1000 years (2.23 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.60 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 18m 59s

Declination -28° 16’ 40”

Hour Angle 14h 26m 13s

Sidereal Time 08h 45m 13s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 17m 23s

Declination -28° 17’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 4.01°

Galactic Latitude -5.74°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.4

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 4.04

Spectral Type G0V

Color Index (B-V) 0.54

Temperature 6213K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6836 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6836. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6836 is distant 96.68 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 29.66

Distance (light year) 96.68

Radial Speed 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.134 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.156"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD167665

SAO Catalogue SAO186593

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP89620

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2814408

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6836 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 118.3° RISE 0:06

Max altitude: 10.2° TRANSIT 3:19

Azimuth: 241.7° SET 6:28

Set Location

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