HR6954

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -43.03° Az: 125.35° Direction: South-West

HR6954 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Telescopium.

HR6954 visual magnitude is 6.22. Because of its faintness, HR6954 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 HR6954. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6954 during the next 10000 years (-1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 36m 33s

Declination -52° 52’ 12”

Hour Angle 17h 24m 08s

Sidereal Time 12h 00m 42s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 34m 31s

Declination -52° 53’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 342.43°

Galactic Latitude -18.91°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.22

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.09

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.25

Temperature 4213K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6954 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6954. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6954 is distant 549.75 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 168.63

Distance (light year) 549.75

Radial Speed 24 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.054"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD170873

SAO Catalogue SAO245559

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP91062

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-5211158

Visibility from Your Location

HR6954 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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