HR6837

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -47.77° Az: 165.99° Direction: South

HR6837 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Octans.

HR6837 visual magnitude is 5.95. Because of its faintness, HR6837 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 HR6837. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6837 during the next 10000 years (-6.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 33m 53s

Declination -80° 12’ 47”

Hour Angle 19h 07m 09s

Sidereal Time 13h 41m 02s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 29m 19s

Declination -80° 13’ 58”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 313.74°

Galactic Latitude -25.77°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6837.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.95

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.81

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.16

Temperature 4389K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6837 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6837. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6837 is distant 348.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 106.84

Distance (light year) 348.29

Radial Speed -14 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.037 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.062"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD167714

SAO Catalogue SAO258796

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP90606

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-80 849

Visibility from Your Location

HR6837 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Octans