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HR6932

Altitude: -3.4°   Azimuth: 250.7°   Direction: West-South-West

HR6932 is a variable star in the constellation of Scutum.

HR6932 visual magnitude is 5.96. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6932 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 HR6932 is 0.021 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.025 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR6932 star
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);

Key facts about HR6932

5.96

HR6932 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -3.4°
Azimuth: 250.7°
Direction: West-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6932

HR6932 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6932 are provided in the following table:

18h 29m 46s
-14° 34’ 54”
17.51°
-1.92°
Scutum

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6932 in the sky:

Finder chart HR6932 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6932.

Visibility of HR6932 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 HR6932 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: 104.6°
Max altitude: 23.9°
Azimuth: 255.4°

Distance of HR6932 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

87.26 pc
284.47 ly
-16 km/s
0.021 arcsec/year
0.025 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6932

HR6932 belongs to spectral class B9 HR6932 is also a SiCr chemically peculiar star.

1.26
B9
10653K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6932 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

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

Alternative designations of HR6932

SAO161528
SAO161528