HR6922

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -39.22° Az: 119.70° Direction: South-South-West

HR6922 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Telescopium.

HR6922 visual magnitude is 5.7. Because of its faintness, HR6922 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 HR6922. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6922 during the next 10000 years (2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 31m 50s

Declination -47° 12’ 04”

Hour Angle 17h 28m 22s

Sidereal Time 12h 00m 13s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 29m 55s

Declination -47° 13’ 13”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 347.68°

Galactic Latitude -16.14°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.7

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.60

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.26

Temperature 4194K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6922 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6922. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6922 is distant 593.81 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 182.15

Distance (light year) 593.81

Radial Speed -18 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.013 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD170069

SAO Catalogue SAO229064

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP90662

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4712319

Visibility from Your Location

HR6922 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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