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SunsetSet: 18:09
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HR6929

Altitude: 3.9°   Azimuth: 219.4°   Direction: South-West

HR6929 is a variable sub-giant star in the constellation of Sagittarius.

HR6929 visual magnitude is 6.59. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6929 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 HR6929 is 0.004 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.001 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR6929 star
DSS2 image of HR6929. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6929 during the next 100000 years (6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR6929

6.59
Sub-giant

HR6929 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 3.9°
Azimuth: 219.4°
Direction: South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6929

HR6929 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 HR6929 are provided in the following table:

18h 29m 21s
-25° 15’ 23”
7.95°
-6.73°
Sagittarius

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6929 in the sky:

Finder chart HR6929 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6929.

Visibility of HR6929 from your location

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

Today's HR6929 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 115.3°
Max altitude: 13.3°
Azimuth: 244.7°

Distance of HR6929 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6929 is distant 3,227.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

990.10 pc
3,227.72 ly
-4 km/s
0.004 arcsec/year
-0.001 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6929

HR6929 belongs to spectral class B2 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

-3.39
B2IV
9328K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6929 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6929. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6929

SAO186873
SAO186873