HR6950

Below the horizon. Rise: 17:30 | Tran: 1:26 | Set: 9:17

Alt: -15.67° Az: 19.01° Direction: South

HR6950 is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6950 visual magnitude is 6.5. Because of its faintness, HR6950 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 HR6950. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6950 during the next 1000 years (0.18 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.30 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 31m 47s

Declination +20° 50’ 04”

Hour Angle 13h 18m 26s

Sidereal Time 07h 50m 13s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 30m 41s

Declination +20° 48’ 55”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 49.55°

Galactic Latitude 13.72°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6950.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.5

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 3.73

Spectral Type G8IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.79

Temperature 5311K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6950 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6950. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6950 is distant 116.76 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 59 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 35.82

Distance (light year) 116.76

Radial Speed -59 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.258"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD170829

SAO Catalogue SAO86142

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP90729

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+20 3821

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Var?

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6950 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 69.2° RISE 17:30

Max altitude: 59.4° TRANSIT 1:26

Azimuth: 290.8° SET 9:17

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules