HR6932

Below the horizon. Rise: 21:19 | Tran: 1:52 | Set: 6:20

Alt: -46.72° Az: 336.32° Direction: South-West

HR6932 is a variable star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Scutum.

HR6932 visual magnitude is 5.96. Because of its faintness, HR6932 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 HR6932. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6932 during the next 10000 years (3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 31m 13s

Declination -14° 33’ 46”

Hour Angle 10h 53m 54s

Sidereal Time 05h 25m 08s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 29m 46s

Declination -14° 34’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 17.51°

Galactic Latitude -1.92°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.96

Class

HR6932 is also a SiCr chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude 1.26

Spectral Type B9

Color Index (B-V) -0.04

Temperature 10653K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6932 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6932. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6932 is distant 284.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 87.26

Distance (light year) 284.47

Radial Speed -16 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.021 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD170397

SAO Catalogue SAO161528

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP90651

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-14 5077

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V432 Sct

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6932 rise, transit and set times from Port Glasgow, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 104.6° RISE 21:19

Max altitude: 19.5° TRANSIT 1:52

Azimuth: 255.4° SET 6:20

Name:	Port Glasgow, United Kingdom
Latitude:	55° 56' 4.6" N
Longitude:	4° 41' 22.2" W
Timezone:	Europe/London

Set Location

Other stars in Scutum