HR6931

Below the horizon. Rise: 21:59 | Tran: 0:33 | Set: 3:08

Alt: -14.59° Az: 133.45° Direction: South-East

HR6931 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Corona Australis.

HR6931 visual magnitude is 6.04. Because of its faintness, HR6931 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 32m 51s

Declination -41° 53’ 37”

Hour Angle 19h 17m 11s

Sidereal Time 13h 50m 03s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 31m 02s

Declination -41° 54’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 352.81°

Galactic Latitude -14.23°

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Finder chart for HR6931.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.04

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.57

Spectral Type A3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.14

Temperature 8658K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 78.37

Distance (light year) 255.49

Radial Speed -14 km/s

Proper Motion Dec -0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD170384

SAO Catalogue SAO229080

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP90759

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4112871

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6931 rise, transit and set times from Riverside, United States are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/New_York):

Azimuth: 131.9° RISE 21:59

Max altitude: 7.2° TRANSIT 0:33

Azimuth: 228.1° SET 3:08

Name:	Riverside, United States
Latitude:	40° 57' 19.4" N
Longitude:	76° 37' 44.0" W
Timezone:	America/New_York

Set Location

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