HR6921

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -75.90° Az: 29.68° Direction: South

HR6921 is a star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Corona Australis.

HR6921 visual magnitude is 6.63. Because of its faintness, HR6921 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR6921. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6921 during the next 100000 years (-6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 31m 02s

Declination -38° 49’ 57”

Hour Angle 12h 35m 37s

Sidereal Time 07h 06m 40s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 29m 16s

Declination -38° 51’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 355.54°

Galactic Latitude -12.66°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6921.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.63

Class

Absolute magnitude -1.90

Spectral Type B8

Color Index (B-V) -0.02

Temperature 10382K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6921 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6921. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6921 is distant 1,654.82 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 507.61

Distance (light year) 1,654.82

Radial Speed -28 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD170040

SAO Catalogue SAO210213

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP90604

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3812824

Visibility from Your Location

HR6921 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Corona Australis