HR6864

Below the horizon. Rise: 10:04 | Tran: 13:12 | Set: 16:20

Alt: -60.57° Az: 47.81° Direction: North-East

HR6864 is a giant star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Sagittarius.

HR6864 visual magnitude is 6.16. Because of its faintness, HR6864 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 HR6864. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6864 during the next 10000 years (2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 23m 34s

Declination -28° 24’ 58”

Hour Angle 13h 37m 48s

Sidereal Time 08h 01m 23s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 22m 00s

Declination -28° 25’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 4.35°

Galactic Latitude -6.71°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.16

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.34

Spectral Type A3III

Color Index (B-V) 0.26

Temperature 7726K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6864 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6864. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6864 is distant 474.53 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 145.56

Distance (light year) 474.53

Radial Speed -12 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD168646

SAO Catalogue SAO186704

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP90012

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2814495

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6864 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 118.4° RISE 10:04

Max altitude: 10.1° TRANSIT 13:12

Azimuth: 241.6° SET 16:20

Set Location

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