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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
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HR6871

Altitude: -63.1°   Azimuth: 133.4°   Direction: South-East

HR6871 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Pavo.

HR6871 visual magnitude is 6.14. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6871 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR6871 is -0.007 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.099 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR6871 star
DSS2 image of HR6871. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6871 during the next 1000 years (-0.12 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.65 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR6871

6.14
Main-sequence

HR6871 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -63.1°
Azimuth: 133.4°
Direction: South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6871

HR6871 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6871 are provided in the following table:

18h 25m 31s
-63° 01’ 17”
331.84°
-21.15°
Pavo

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6871 in the sky:

Finder chart HR6871 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6871.

Visibility of HR6871 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR6871 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR6871 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6871 is distant 232.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

71.28 pc
232.36 ly
-21 km/s
-0.007 arcsec/year
-0.099 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6871

HR6871 belongs to spectral class A3 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

1.88
A3V
8163K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6871 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6871. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6871

SAO254237
SAO254237