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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:09 
Transit: 12:54 
Sunset: 20:41
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HR6922

Altitude: -60.7°   Azimuth: 99.8°   Direction: East

HR6922 is a giant star in the constellation of Telescopium.

HR6922 visual magnitude is 5.7. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6922 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 HR6922 is 0.013 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.003 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR6922 star
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);

Key facts about HR6922

5.7
Giant

HR6922 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -60.7°
Azimuth: 99.8°
Direction: East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6922

HR6922 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 HR6922 are provided in the following table:

18h 29m 55s
-47° 13’ 13”
347.68°
-16.14°
Telescopium

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6922 in the sky:

Finder chart HR6922 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6922.

Visibility of HR6922 from your location

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

HR6922 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR6922 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

182.15 pc
593.81 ly
-18 km/s
0.013 arcsec/year
-0.003 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6922

HR6922 belongs to spectral class K2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-0.60
K2III
4194K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR6922

SAO229064
SAO229064