HR6861

Below the horizon. Rise: 21:41 | Tran: 1:21 | Set: 4:57

Alt: -22.36° Az: 102.37° Direction: South-South-West

HR6861 is a variable giant star of spectral class M5 in the constellation of Sagittarius.

HR6861 visual magnitude is 6.25. Because of its faintness, HR6861 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 HR6861. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6861 during the next 100000 years (11.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 13.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 23m 05s

Declination -24° 54’ 04”

Hour Angle 17h 39m 16s

Sidereal Time 12h 02m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 21m 31s

Declination -24° 54’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 7.44°

Galactic Latitude -4.99°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.25

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.51

Spectral Type M5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.84

Temperature 3345K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6861 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6861. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6861 is distant 1,164.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 357.14

Distance (light year) 1,164.29

Radial Speed 3 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD168574

SAO Catalogue SAO186699

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP89980

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2414219

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V4028 Sgr

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6861 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 114.9° RISE 21:41

Max altitude: 13.6° TRANSIT 1:21

Azimuth: 245.1° SET 4:57

Set Location

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