HR6899

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -54.61° Az: 153.64° Direction: South-South-East

HR6899 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Pavo.

HR6899 visual magnitude is 5.89. Because of its faintness, HR6899 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 HR6899. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6899 during the next 10000 years (-0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -15.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 36m 05s

Declination -73° 56’ 41”

Hour Angle 16h 33m 39s

Sideral Time 11h 09m 44s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 32m 55s

Declination -73° 57’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 320.58°

Galactic Latitude -24.73°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6899.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.89

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.70

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 0.98

Temperature 4791K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6899 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6899. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6899 is distant 355.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 109.17

Distance (light year) 355.90

Radial Speed -25 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.09"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD169570

SAO Catalogue SAO257601

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP90930

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-74 1682

FK5 Catalogue 3466

Visibility from Your Location

HR6899 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Pavo