HR6937

Below the horizon. Rise: 22:10 | Tran: 0:22 | Set: 2:37

Alt: -84.60° Az: 245.90° Direction: West-South-West

HR6937 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Corona Australis.

HR6937 visual magnitude is 5.72. Because of its faintness, HR6937 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 HR6937. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6937 during the next 10000 years (-0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 33m 46s

Declination -43° 29’ 14”

Hour Angle 11h 32m 46s

Sidereal Time 06h 06m 33s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 31m 56s

Declination -43° 30’ 28”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 351.37°

Galactic Latitude -15.01°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.72

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -2.19

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.34

Temperature 4051K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6937 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6937. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6937 is distant 1,244.27 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 381.68

Distance (light year) 1,244.27

Radial Speed 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD170521

SAO Catalogue SAO229094

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP90842

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4312600

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6937 rise, transit and set times from Fushë-Krujë, Albania are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Tirane):

Azimuth: 133.5° RISE 22:10

Max altitude: 5.0° TRANSIT 0:22

Azimuth: 226.5° SET 2:37

Name:	Fushë-Krujë, Albania
Latitude:	41° 28' 41.9" N
Longitude:	19° 43' 4.1" E
Timezone:	Europe/Tirane

Set Location

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