HR6847
HR6847 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Lyra.
HR6847 visual magnitude is 6.29. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6847 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 HR6847:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6847
HR6847 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6847 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6847 in the sky:
Visibility of HR6847 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR6847 is circumpolar and transits at 09:34 UTC (altitude: 83.7°)
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6847
The image below is a photograph of HR6847 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 HR6847 is -0.068 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.11 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of HR6847 from the Sun and relative movement
HR6847 is distant 73.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 64 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR6847
HR6847 belongs to spectral class G2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6847 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
