HR6962

Below the horizon. Rise: 20:21 | Tran: 1:35 | Set: 6:53

Alt: -68.94° Az: 4.45° Direction: South-West

HR6962 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Scutum.

HR6962 visual magnitude is 5.76. Because of its faintness, HR6962 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 HR6962. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6962 during the next 10000 years (4.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 35m 06s

Declination -14° 49’ 56”

Hour Angle 12h 06m 36s

Sidereal Time 06h 41m 43s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 33m 38s

Declination -14° 51’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 17.7°

Galactic Latitude -2.88°

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Finder chart for HR6962.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.76

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.70

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.04

Temperature 9652K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6962 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6962. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6962 is distant 211.41 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 64.85

Distance (light year) 211.41

Radial Speed -21 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.025 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD171130

SAO Catalogue SAO161605

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP90991

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-14 5106

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6962 rise, transit and set times from Kirkop, Malta are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Malta):

Azimuth: 104.8° RISE 20:21

Max altitude: 39.3° TRANSIT 1:35

Azimuth: 255.2° SET 6:53

Name:	Kirkop, Malta
Latitude:	35° 50' 31.9" N
Longitude:	14° 29' 7.1" E
Timezone:	Europe/Malta

Set Location

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