HR6844

HR6844 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6844 visual magnitude is 6.63. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6844 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 HR6844:

Color of HR6844 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6844 6.63

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6844 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6844

HR6844 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 HR6844 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 18h 17m 04s

Declination J2000 +01° 00’ 20”

Galactic Longitude 29.89°

Galactic Latitude 8.1°

Constellation Ophiuchus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6844 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6844.

Visibility of HR6844 from your location

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

Today's HR6844 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 89.0° RISE 0:19

Max altitude: 39.5° TRANSIT 6:23

Azimuth: 271.0° SET 12:26

RIGHT NOW HR6844 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6844

The image below is a photograph of HR6844 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 HR6844 is -0.011 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.026 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6844. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6844 during the next 10000 years (-1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6844 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6844 is distant 204.01 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 34 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 62.58 pc

Distance (light year) 204.01 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -34 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.011 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.026 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6844

HR6844 belongs to spectral class F2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 2.65

Spectral Type F2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.31

Temperature of HR6844 7399K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6844 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6844. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6844

Henry Draper Catalogue HD167858

SAO Catalogue SAO123320

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP89601

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+00 3907

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