HR6852

Above the horizon. Rise: 17:46 | Tran: 0:36 | Set: 7:22

Alt: 75.61° Az: 171.03° Direction: South

HR6852 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6852 visual magnitude is 5.99. Because of its faintness, HR6852 is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of HR6852. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6852 during the next 100000 years (-10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 19m 15s

Declination +18° 08’ 34”

Hour Angle 23h 50m 39s

Sidereal Time 18h 09m 54s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 18m 07s

Declination +18° 07’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 45.76°

Galactic Latitude 15.33°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6852.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.99

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.81

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) 0.03

Temperature 9766K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6852 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6852. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6852 is distant 746.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 228.83

Distance (light year) 746.00

Radial Speed -27 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD168270

SAO Catalogue SAO103581

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP89684

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+18 3623

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6852 rise, transit and set times from Saint George, Bermuda are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Atlantic/Bermuda):

Azimuth: 71.9° RISE 17:46

Max altitude: 75.8° TRANSIT 0:36

Azimuth: 288.1° SET 7:22

Name:	Saint George, Bermuda
Latitude:	32° 22' 54.1" N
Longitude:	64° 40' 41.2" W
Timezone:	Atlantic/Bermuda

Set Location

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