HR6883

Below the horizon. Rise: 12:23 | Tran: 19:23 | Set: 2:27

Alt: -20.45° Az: 325.68° Direction: North-West

HR6883 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6883 visual magnitude is 5.89. Because of its faintness, HR6883 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 HR6883. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6883 during the next 10000 years (2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 23m 44s

Declination +12° 02’ 33”

Hour Angle 09h 49m 12s

Sideral Time 04h 12m 56s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 22m 35s

Declination +12° 01’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 40.53°

Galactic Latitude 11.79°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6883.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.89

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.06

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.04

Temperature 9652K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6883 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6883. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6883 is distant 478.71 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 55 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 146.84

Distance (light year) 478.71

Radial Speed -55 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.012 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD169111

SAO Catalogue SAO103648

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP90052

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+11 3442

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6883 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 78.0° RISE 12:23

Max altitude: 50.6° TRANSIT 19:23

Azimuth: 282.0° SET 2:27

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

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