HR6881

Below the horizon. Rise: 20:35 | Tran: 1:50 | Set: 7:06

Alt: -6.51° Az: 259.75° Direction: South-West

HR6881 is a sub-giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Scutum.

HR6881 visual magnitude is 5.73. Because of its faintness, HR6881 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 HR6881. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6881 during the next 10000 years (-1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 24m 37s

Declination -11° 59’ 59”

Hour Angle 05h 53m 01s

Sidereal Time 00h 17m 39s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 23m 12s

Declination -12° 00’ 52”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 19.04°

Galactic Latitude 0.69°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6881.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.73

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -0.64

Spectral Type B8IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.01

Temperature 10002K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6881 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6881. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6881 is distant 611.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 187.62

Distance (light year) 611.63

Radial Speed -11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD169033

SAO Catalogue SAO161415

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP90096

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-12 5024

FK5 Catalogue 3459

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6881 rise, transit and set times from Louisville, United States are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/New_York):

Azimuth: 102.0° RISE 20:35

Max altitude: 37.2° TRANSIT 1:50

Azimuth: 258.0° SET 7:06

Name:	Louisville, United States
Latitude:	40° 50' 14.3" N
Longitude:	81° 15' 34.6" W
Timezone:	America/New_York

Set Location

Other stars in Scutum