HR6924

Below the horizon. Rise: 16:46 | Tran: 1:21 | Set: 9:54

Alt: -11.08° Az: 12.78° Direction: South

HR6924 is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6924 visual magnitude is 6.53. Because of its faintness, HR6924 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR6924. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6924 during the next 100000 years (-5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 27m 42s

Declination +26° 27’ 58”

Hour Angle 12h 56m 08s

Sidereal Time 07h 23m 50s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 26m 40s

Declination +26° 26’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 54.53°

Galactic Latitude 16.8°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6924.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.53

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.37

Spectral Type B3V

Color Index (B-V) -0.11

Temperature 11744K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6924 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6924. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6924 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6924 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.53

Secondary star magnitude 9.23

Magnitude difference 2.7

Separation 62.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6924 is distant 781.77 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 239.81

Distance (light year) 781.77

Radial Speed -18 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.003 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD170111

SAO Catalogue SAO86060

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP90398

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+26 3259

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS11356

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6924 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 63.5° RISE 16:46

Max altitude: 65.0° TRANSIT 1:21

Azimuth: 296.5° SET 9:54

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules