HR6902

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:47 | Tran: 19:26 | Set: 2:08

Alt: 17.51° Az: 99.25° Direction: East

HR6902 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6902 visual magnitude is 5.65. Because of its faintness, HR6902 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 HR6902. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6902 during the next 100000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 26m 50s

Declination +08° 02’ 51”

Hour Angle 19h 12m 18s

Sideral Time 13h 39m 09s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 25m 38s

Declination +08° 01’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 37.21°

Galactic Latitude 9.36°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6902.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.65

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.32

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.92

Temperature 4943K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6902 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6902. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6902 is distant 806.93 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 247.52

Distance (light year) 806.93

Radial Speed -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD169689

SAO Catalogue SAO123462

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP90313

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+07 3682

FK5 Catalogue 1478

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6902 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 82.0° RISE 12:47

Max altitude: 46.6° TRANSIT 19:26

Azimuth: 278.0° SET 2:08

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

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