HR6839

HR6839 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Corona Australis.

HR6839 visual magnitude is 6.3. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6839 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR6839 is -0.007 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.004 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Key facts about HR6839

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6839

HR6839 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6839 are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6839 in the sky:

Visibility of HR6839 from your location

HR6839 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR6839 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6839 is distant 32,600,000.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of HR6839

HR6839 belongs to spectral class B0 and has a luminosity class of I corresponding to a hypergiant star.

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6839 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

Alternative designations of HR6839