HR6943

HR6943 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6943 visual magnitude is 5.9. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6943 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR6943:

Color of HR6943 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6943 5.9

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6943 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 4°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6943

HR6943 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 HR6943 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 18h 29m 35s

Declination J2000 +23° 51’ 57”

Galactic Longitude 52.32°

Galactic Latitude 15.19°

Constellation Hercules

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6943 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6943.

Visibility of HR6943 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR6943 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 66.1° RISE 22:23

Max altitude: 62.4° TRANSIT 6:39

Azimuth: 293.9° SET 14:51

RIGHT NOW HR6943 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6943

The image below is a photograph of HR6943 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR6943 is 0 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.007 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6943. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6943 during the next 100000 years (0.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6943 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6943 is distant 1,475.11 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 452.49 pc

Distance (light year) 1,475.11 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -17 km/s

Proper Motion Dec -0.007 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6943

HR6943 belongs to spectral class B6 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

Absolute magnitude -2.38

Spectral Type B6IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.1

Temperature of HR6943 11573K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6943 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6943. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6943

Henry Draper Catalogue HD170650

SAO Catalogue SAO86115

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP90637

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+23 3347

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