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public  Greenwich, UK Greenwich, UK  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 7:12 
Transit: 12:47 
Sunset: 18:22
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HR6848

Below the horizon.  Rise: 13:54 | Tran: 18:12 | Set: 22:31
Alt: -34.93°   Az: 284.62°   Direction: West-North-West

HR6848 is a variable and multiple hypergiant star of spectral class B0 in the constellation of Sagittarius.

HR6848 visual magnitude is 6.84. Because of its faintness, HR6848 is not visible to the naked eye.

Image of HR6848 star
DSS2 image of HR6848. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6848 during the next 10000 years (2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 20m 10s
-18° 36’ 27”
08h 12m 40s
02h 32m 51s

J2000

18h 18m 43s
-18° 37’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

12.7°
-1.47°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR6848 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6848.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.84
Hypergiant

B0I
7399K

Star System Properties

HR6848 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6848 double sysyem:

6.84
7.34
0.5
0.4 arcsec

Alternative Designations

SAO161304
SAO161304

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6848 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 108.6°
Max altitude: 19.9°
Azimuth: 251.4°