HR6856

Below the horizon. Rise: 0:14 | Tran: 1:20 | Set: 2:23

Alt: -73.91° Az: 326.16° Direction: South-South-West

HR6856 is a bright giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Corona Australis.

HR6856 visual magnitude is 6.45. Because of its faintness, HR6856 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 HR6856. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6856 during the next 10000 years (1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 22m 39s

Declination -37° 28’ 26”

Hour Angle 11h 15m 08s

Sidereal Time 05h 37m 48s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 20m 55s

Declination -37° 29’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 356.07°

Galactic Latitude -10.59°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.45

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -2.77

Spectral Type K2II

Color Index (B-V) 1.31

Temperature 4104K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6856 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6856. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6856 is distant 2,279.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 699.30

Distance (light year) 2,279.72

Radial Speed 2 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD168357

SAO Catalogue SAO210017

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP89920

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3712457

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6856 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 127.5° RISE 0:14

Max altitude: 1.0° TRANSIT 1:20

Azimuth: 232.5° SET 2:23

Set Location

Other stars in Corona Australis