HR6898

Below the horizon. Rise: 22:11 | Tran: 4:05 | Set: 9:55

Alt: -31.76° Az: 43.42° Direction: North-East

HR6898 is a double giant star of spectral class F6 in the constellation of Serpens.

HR6898 visual magnitude is 6.15. Because of its faintness, HR6898 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 HR6898. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6898 during the next 10000 years (-2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 26m 15s

Declination -01° 33’ 49”

Hour Angle 14h 23m 06s

Sidereal Time 08h 49m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 24m 56s

Declination -01° 34’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 28.49°

Galactic Latitude 5.16°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.15

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.54

Spectral Type F6III

Color Index (B-V) 0.37

Temperature 7044K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6898 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6898. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6898 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6898 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.15

Secondary star magnitude 6.55

Magnitude difference 0.4

Separation 0.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6898 is distant 432.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 132.63

Distance (light year) 432.36

Radial Speed -10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.017 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD169493

SAO Catalogue SAO142294

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP90253

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-01 3486

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS11324

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6898 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 91.6° RISE 22:11

Max altitude: 37.0° TRANSIT 4:05

Azimuth: 268.4° SET 9:55

Set Location

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