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HR6931

Altitude: -26.7°   Azimuth: 124.7°   Direction: South-East

HR6931 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Corona Australis.

HR6931 visual magnitude is 6.04. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6931 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 HR6931 is 0 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.022 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR6931 star
DSS2 image of HR6931. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6931 during the next 10000 years (0.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR6931

6.04
Main-sequence

HR6931 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -26.7°
Azimuth: 124.7°
Direction: South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6931

HR6931 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 HR6931 are provided in the following table:

18h 31m 02s
-41° 54’ 48”
352.81°
-14.23°
Corona Australis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6931 in the sky:

Finder chart HR6931 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6931.

Visibility of HR6931 from your location

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

HR6931 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR6931 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6931 is distant 255.49 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

78.37 pc
255.49 ly
-14 km/s
-0.022 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6931

HR6931 belongs to spectral class A3 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

1.57
A3V
8658K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6931 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6931. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6931

SAO229080
SAO229080