HR6939

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -21.30° Az: 169.27° Direction: South

HR6939 is a sub-giant star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Pavo.

HR6939 visual magnitude is 6.44. Because of its faintness, HR6939 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 HR6939. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6939 during the next 1000 years (0.45 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.07 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 35m 42s

Declination -58° 41’ 16”

Hour Angle 22h 42m 02s

Sidereal Time 17h 17m 44s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 33m 29s

Declination -58° 42’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 336.54°

Galactic Latitude -20.7°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6939.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.44

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 2.93

Spectral Type G5IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.68

Temperature 5671K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6939 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6939. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6939 is distant 164.31 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 33 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 50.40

Distance (light year) 164.31

Radial Speed 33 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.027 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.124"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD170525

SAO Catalogue SAO245547

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP90981

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-58 7418

Visibility from Your Location

HR6939 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Pavo