HR6942

Below the horizon. Rise: 20:59 | Tran: 0:44 | Set: 4:29

Alt: -27.56° Az: 121.20° Direction: East-South-East

HR6942 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Corona Australis.

HR6942 visual magnitude is 5.16. Because of its faintness, HR6942 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 HR6942. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6942 during the next 10000 years (6.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 34m 07s

Declination -39° 41’ 00”

Hour Angle 17h 20m 46s

Sidereal Time 11h 54m 53s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 32m 21s

Declination -39° 42’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 354.99°

Galactic Latitude -13.55°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6942.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.16

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.02

Spectral Type A3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.08

Temperature 9226K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6942 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6942. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6942 is distant 219.82 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 67.43

Distance (light year) 219.82

Radial Speed -6 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.036 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.04"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD170642

SAO Catalogue SAO210277

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP90887

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3912696

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6942 rise, transit and set times from Baleng, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 129.7° RISE 20:59

Max altitude: 16.7° TRANSIT 0:44

Azimuth: 230.3° SET 4:29

Name:	Baleng, China
Latitude:	33° 36' 25.9" N
Longitude:	104° 30' 46.8" E
Timezone:	Asia/Shanghai

Set Location

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