HR6870

Below the horizon. Rise: 2:05 | Tran: 3:28 | Set: 4:51

Alt: -60.40° Az: 285.71° Direction: West-North-West

HR6870 is a variable star of spectral class A in the constellation of Sagittarius.

HR6870 visual magnitude is 5.34. Because of its faintness, HR6870 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 HR6870. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6870 during the next 10000 years (0.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 24m 36s

Declination -36° 39’ 17”

Hour Angle 09h 34m 35s

Sidereal Time 03h 59m 12s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 22m 53s

Declination -36° 40’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 356.99°

Galactic Latitude -10.58°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.34

Class

Absolute magnitude -1.05

Spectral Type A

Color Index (B-V) -0.14

Temperature 12293K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6870 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6870. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6870 is distant 618.60 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 189.75

Distance (light year) 618.60

Radial Speed -12 km/s

Proper Motion Dec -0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD168733

SAO Catalogue SAO210061

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP90074

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3612524

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V4050 Sgr

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6870 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 126.7° RISE 2:05

Max altitude: 1.9° TRANSIT 3:28

Azimuth: 233.3° SET 4:51

Set Location

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