HR6890

Below the horizon. Rise: 19:35 | Tran: 1:19 | Set: 6:59

Alt: -32.70° Az: 46.54° Direction: South-South-West

HR6890 is a giant star of spectral class F6 in the constellation of Serpens.

HR6890 visual magnitude is 6.38. Because of its faintness, HR6890 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 HR6890. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6890 during the next 10000 years (-4.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 25m 23s

Declination -03° 34’ 05”

Hour Angle 14h 30m 56s

Sidereal Time 08h 56m 20s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 24m 03s

Declination -03° 34’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 26.61°

Galactic Latitude 4.44°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.38

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 2.27

Spectral Type F6III

Color Index (B-V) 0.34

Temperature 7217K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6890 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6890. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6890 is distant 215.89 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 66.23

Distance (light year) 215.89

Radial Speed -17 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.025 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.055"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD169268

SAO Catalogue SAO142274

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP90174

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-03 4277

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6890 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 93.6° RISE 19:35

Max altitude: 35.0° TRANSIT 1:19

Azimuth: 266.4° SET 6:59

Set Location

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