HR6892

Below the horizon. Rise: 20:01 | Tran: 1:28 | Set: 6:50

Alt: -44.40° Az: 17.45° Direction: South

HR6892 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Scutum.

HR6892 visual magnitude is 6.31. Because of its faintness, HR6892 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 HR6892. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6892 during the next 1000 years (2.23 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.07 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 26m 04s

Declination -07° 03’ 34”

Hour Angle 12h 49m 53s

Sidereal Time 07h 15m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 24m 42s

Declination -07° 04’ 31”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 23.58°

Galactic Latitude 2.67°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.31

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 1.64

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1.16

Temperature 4389K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6892 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6892. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6892 is distant 280.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 86.06

Distance (light year) 280.55

Radial Speed -25 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.134 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD169370

SAO Catalogue SAO142288

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP90238

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-07 4598

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6892 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 97.1° RISE 20:01

Max altitude: 31.5° TRANSIT 1:28

Azimuth: 262.9° SET 6:50

Set Location

Other stars in Scutum