HR6842

Below the horizon. Rise: 23:28 | Tran: 2:52 | Set: 6:11

Alt: -65.55° Az: 359.99° Direction: North

HR6842 is a bright giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Sagittarius.

HR6842 visual magnitude is 4.65. Because of its moderate brightness, HR6842 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of HR6842. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6842 during the next 100000 years (13.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 8.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 19m 38s

Declination -27° 01’ 51”

Hour Angle 11h 59m 58s

Sidereal Time 06h 19m 37s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 18m 03s

Declination -27° 02’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 5.18°

Galactic Latitude -5.29°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.65

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -2.01

Spectral Type K3II

Color Index (B-V) 1.66

Temperature 3568K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6842 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6842. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6842 is distant 699.57 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 214.59

Distance (light year) 699.57

Radial Speed -17 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.008 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD167818

SAO Catalogue SAO186612

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP89678

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2712684

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6842 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 117.0° RISE 23:28

Max altitude: 11.5° TRANSIT 2:52

Azimuth: 243.0° SET 6:11

Set Location

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