HR6883

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

HR6883 visual magnitude is 5.89. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6883 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR6883:

Color of HR6883 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6883 5.89

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6883 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 7°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6883

HR6883 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6883 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 18h 22m 35s

Declination J2000 +12° 01’ 44”

Galactic Longitude 40.53°

Galactic Latitude 11.79°

Constellation Ophiuchus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6883 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6883.

Visibility of HR6883 from your location

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

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

Azimuth: 78.0° RISE 19:41

Max altitude: 50.5° TRANSIT 2:45

Azimuth: 282.0° SET 9:45

RIGHT NOW HR6883 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6883

The image below is a photograph of HR6883 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR6883 is 0.012 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.008 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR6883 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 478.71 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -55 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.012 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.008 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6883

HR6883 belongs to spectral class A2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 0.06

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.04

Temperature of HR6883 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

Alternative designations of HR6883

Henry Draper Catalogue HD169111

SAO Catalogue SAO103648

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP90052

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+11 3442

In Evidence

Other stars in Ophiuchus