HR6958

Below the horizon. Rise: 13:32 | Tran: 19:48 | Set: 2:08

Alt: -11.83° Az: 291.62° Direction: West-North-West

HR6958 is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Serpens.

HR6958 visual magnitude is 6.43. Because of its faintness, HR6958 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 HR6958. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6958 during the next 10000 years (5.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 33m 20s

Declination +03° 40’ 45”

Hour Angle 07h 36m 59s

Sideral Time 02h 10m 20s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 32m 07s

Declination +03° 39’ 34”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 34°

Galactic Latitude 5.96°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6958.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.43

Class Hypergiant

HR6958 is also a SiCr chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude -1.39

Spectral Type A0

Color Index (B-V) -0.04

Temperature 10653K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6958 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6958. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6958 is distant 1,194.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 366.30

Distance (light year) 1,194.14

Radial Speed -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.031 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD170973

SAO Catalogue SAO123610

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP90858

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+03 3737

General Catalogue of Variable Stars MV Ser

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6958 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 86.3° RISE 13:32

Max altitude: 42.2° TRANSIT 19:48

Azimuth: 273.7° SET 2:08

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Serpens