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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
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HR6915

Altitude: -48.0°   Azimuth: 105.5°   Direction: East-South-East

HR6915 is a giant star in the constellation of Corona Australis.

HR6915 visual magnitude is 6.36. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6915 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR6915 is -0.002 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.028 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR6915 star
DSS2 image of HR6915. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6915 during the next 10000 years (-0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR6915

6.36
Giant

HR6915 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -48.0°
Azimuth: 105.5°
Direction: East-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6915

HR6915 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6915 are provided in the following table:

18h 29m 12s
-43° 50’ 44”
350.84°
-14.7°
Corona Australis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6915 in the sky:

Finder chart HR6915 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6915.

Visibility of HR6915 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR6915 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR6915 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6915 is distant 511.77 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

156.99 pc
511.77 ly
-9 km/s
-0.002 arcsec/year
0.028 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6915

HR6915 belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.38
G8III
4996K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6915 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6915. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6915

SAO229056
SAO229056