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HR6851

Altitude: 0.9°   Azimuth: 68.8°   Direction: East-North-East

HR6851 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6851 visual magnitude is 6.3. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6851 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 HR6851 is -0.001 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.01 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR6851 star
DSS2 image of HR6851. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6851 during the next 10000 years (-0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR6851

6.3
Main-sequence

HR6851 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 0.9°
Azimuth: 68.8°
Direction: East-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6851

HR6851 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 HR6851 are provided in the following table:

18h 18m 02s
+13° 46’ 36”
41.67°
13.54°
Ophiuchus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6851 in the sky:

Finder chart HR6851 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6851.

Visibility of HR6851 from your location

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

Today's HR6851 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 76.2°
Max altitude: 52.3°
Azimuth: 283.8°

Distance of HR6851 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6851 is distant 1,112.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

341.30 pc
1,112.63 ly
-21 km/s
-0.001 arcsec/year
-0.01 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6851

HR6851 belongs to spectral class B5 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

-1.37
B5V
10516K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6851 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6851. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6851

SAO103578
SAO103578