HR6889

Below the horizon. Rise: 21:37 | Tran: 1:03 | Set: 4:33

Alt: -13.54° Az: 126.07° Direction: South-West

HR6889 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Sagittarius.

HR6889 visual magnitude is 6.15. Because of its faintness, HR6889 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 HR6889. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6889 during the next 10000 years (-5.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 27m 04s

Declination -35° 58’ 31”

Hour Angle 18h 55m 18s

Sidereal Time 13h 22m 23s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 25m 21s

Declination -35° 59’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 357.83°

Galactic Latitude -10.73°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.15

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.40

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1

Temperature 4743K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6889 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6889. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6889 is distant 461.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 141.44

Distance (light year) 461.10

Radial Speed 4 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.033 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD169236

SAO Catalogue SAO210119

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP90290

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3612589

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6889 rise, transit and set times from Vlorë, Albania are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Tirane):

Azimuth: 126.0° RISE 21:37

Max altitude: 13.6° TRANSIT 1:03

Azimuth: 234.0° SET 4:33

Name:	Vlorë, Albania
Latitude:	40° 28' 0.1" N
Longitude:	19° 29' 22.9" E
Timezone:	Europe/Tirane

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