HR6836

HR6836 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Sagittarius.

HR6836 visual magnitude is 6.4. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6836 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR6836:

Color of HR6836 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6836 6.4

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6836 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6836

HR6836 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6836 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 18h 17m 23s

Declination J2000 -28° 17’ 21”

Galactic Longitude 4.01°

Galactic Latitude -5.74°

Constellation Sagittarius

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6836 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6836.

Visibility of HR6836 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

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

Azimuth: 118.3° RISE 3:18

Max altitude: 10.2° TRANSIT 6:27

Azimuth: 241.7° SET 9:36

RIGHT NOW HR6836 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6836

The image below is a photograph of HR6836 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR6836 is 0.134 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.156 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR6836 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 96.68 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.134 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.156 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6836

HR6836 belongs to spectral class G0 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a hypergiant star.

Absolute magnitude 4.04

Spectral Type G0V

Color Index (B-V) 0.54

Temperature of HR6836 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

Alternative designations of HR6836

Henry Draper Catalogue HD167665

SAO Catalogue SAO186593

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP89620

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2814408

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