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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:22 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:28
wb_twilight   (Civil Twilight)   What's Visible Now?

HR6843

Altitude: 27.7°   Azimuth: 194.8°   Direction: South-South-West

HR6843 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Serpens.

HR6843 visual magnitude is 6.31. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6843 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 HR6843 is 0.009 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.056 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR6843 star
DSS2 image of HR6843. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6843 during the next 10000 years (1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.33 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR6843

6.31
Main-sequence

HR6843 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 27.7°
Azimuth: 194.8°
Direction: South-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6843

HR6843 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6843 are provided in the following table:

18h 17m 24s
-09° 45’ 30”
20.36°
3.01°
Serpens

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6843 in the sky:

Finder chart HR6843 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6843.

Visibility of HR6843 from your location

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

Today's HR6843 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 99.8°
Max altitude: 28.8°
Azimuth: 260.2°

Distance of HR6843 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6843 is distant 430.08 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

131.93 pc
430.08 ly
-14 km/s
0.009 arcsec/year
-0.056 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6843

HR6843 belongs to spectral class A8 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

0.71
A8V
6989K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6843 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6843. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6843

SAO142192
SAO142192