HR6862

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -71.42° Az: 53.82° Direction: North-East

HR6862 is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Corona Australis.

HR6862 visual magnitude is 5.1. Because of its faintness, HR6862 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 HR6862. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6862 during the next 10000 years (-5.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 24m 01s

Declination -38° 38’ 34”

Hour Angle 13h 16m 54s

Sideral Time 07h 40m 55s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 22m 18s

Declination -38° 39’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 355.12°

Galactic Latitude -11.35°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6862.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.1

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.84

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.49

Temperature 3809K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6862 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6862. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6862 is distant 503.09 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 154.32

Distance (light year) 503.09

Radial Speed 18 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.033 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.028"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD168592

SAO Catalogue SAO210048

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP90037

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3812729

Visibility from Your Location

HR6862 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Corona Australis