HR6908

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -51.35° Az: 126.69° Direction: South-East

HR6908 is a multiple hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Pavo.

HR6908 visual magnitude is 5.76. Because of its faintness, HR6908 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 HR6908. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6908 during the next 10000 years (8.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 32m 04s

Declination -57° 30’ 16”

Hour Angle 16h 35m 07s

Sideral Time 11h 07m 11s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 29m 56s

Declination -57° 31’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 337.57°

Galactic Latitude -19.87°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6908.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.76

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.56

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 0.98

Temperature 4791K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6908 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6908. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6908 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6908 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.76

Secondary star magnitude 10.46

Magnitude difference 4.7

Separation 33.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6908 is distant 357.46 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 109.65

Distance (light year) 357.46

Proper Motion RA 0.051 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD169836

SAO Catalogue SAO245510

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP90664

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-57 9063

FK5 Catalogue 3464

Visibility from Your Location

HR6908 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Pavo