HR6933

Above the horizon. Rise: 15:40 | Tran: 19:58 | Set: 0:16

Alt: 16.64° Az: 155.93° Direction: South-South-East

HR6933 is a giant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Sagittarius.

HR6933 visual magnitude is 5.66. Because of its faintness, HR6933 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 HR6933. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6933 during the next 1000 years (0.63 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.58 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 31m 38s

Declination -18° 42’ 37”

Hour Angle 22h 22m 30s

Sideral Time 16h 54m 09s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 30m 11s

Declination -18° 43’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 13.88°

Galactic Latitude -3.92°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6933.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.66

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.89

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1.06

Temperature 4603K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6933 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6933. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6933 is distant 292.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 89.85

Distance (light year) 292.90

Radial Speed -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.038 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.095"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD170433

SAO Catalogue SAO161540

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP90687

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-18 4982

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6933 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 108.7° RISE 15:40

Max altitude: 19.8° TRANSIT 19:58

Azimuth: 251.3° SET 0:16

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Sagittarius