HR6919

Below the horizon. Rise: 8:54 | Tran: 13:18 | Set: 17:41

Alt: -23.00° Az: 89.97° Direction: East

HR6919 is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Sagittarius.

HR6919 visual magnitude is 6.2. Because of its faintness, HR6919 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 HR6919. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6919 during the next 100000 years (-6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 11.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 29m 23s

Declination -17° 46’ 57”

Hour Angle 17h 00m 41s

Sidereal Time 11h 30m 04s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 27m 56s

Declination -17° 48’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 14.45°

Galactic Latitude -3.02°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6919.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.2

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.00

Spectral Type B8V

Color Index (B-V) 0.01

Temperature 10002K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6919 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6919. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6919 is distant 566.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 35 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 173.91

Distance (light year) 566.96

Radial Speed -35 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD169990

SAO Catalogue SAO161493

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP90494

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-17 5203

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 10835

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6919 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 107.8° RISE 8:54

Max altitude: 20.7° TRANSIT 13:18

Azimuth: 252.2° SET 17:41

Set Location

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