HR6912

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -48.91° Az: 167.78° Direction: South

HR6912 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Octans.

HR6912 visual magnitude is 6.27. Because of its faintness, HR6912 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 HR6912. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6912 during the next 100000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 47m 23s

Declination -81° 46’ 48”

Hour Angle 18h 53m 37s

Sidereal Time 13h 41m 01s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 42m 14s

Declination -81° 48’ 28”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 312.09°

Galactic Latitude -26.5°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6912.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.27

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.12

Spectral Type B8V

Color Index (B-V) -0.13

Temperature 12103K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6912 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6912. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6912 is distant 553.48 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 169.78

Distance (light year) 553.48

Radial Speed -6 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD169904

SAO Catalogue SAO258804

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP91723

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-81 813

Visibility from Your Location

HR6912 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Octans