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HR6915

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -78.95°   Az: 309.17°   Direction: North-West

HR6915 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Corona Australis.

HR6915 visual magnitude is 6.36. Because of its faintness, HR6915 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.

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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 31m 00s
-43° 49’ 39”
11h 12m 27s
05h 43m 28s

J2000

18h 29m 12s
-43° 50’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

350.84°
-14.7°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR6915 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6915.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.36
Giant

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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
511.77
-9 km/s
-0.002 arcsec/y
0.028"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO229056
SAO229056

Visibility from Your Location

HR6915 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK