HR6871

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -24.50° Az: 181.15° Direction: South

HR6871 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Pavo.

HR6871 visual magnitude is 6.14. Because of its faintness, HR6871 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 27m 55s

Declination -63° 00’ 17”

Hour Angle 00h 09m 11s

Sidereal Time 18h 37m 06s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 25m 31s

Declination -63° 01’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 331.84°

Galactic Latitude -21.15°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6871.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.14

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.88

Spectral Type A3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.2

Temperature 8163K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 71.28

Distance (light year) 232.36

Radial Speed -21 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.099"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD168740

SAO Catalogue SAO254237

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP90304

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-63 4406

Visibility from Your Location

HR6871 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Pavo