HR6964

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -49.77° Az: 169.75° Direction: South-South-West

HR6964 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Octans.

HR6964 visual magnitude is 7.16. Because of its faintness, HR6964 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR6964. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6964 during the next 10000 years (-1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 57m 57s

Declination -83° 16’ 57”

Hour Angle 18h 43m 01s

Sidereal Time 13h 40m 59s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 51m 57s

Declination -83° 18’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 310.43°

Galactic Latitude -26.94°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6964.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 7.16

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.44

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.26

Temperature 4194K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6964 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6964. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6964 is distant 1,079.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 331.13

Distance (light year) 1,079.47

Radial Speed 11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.008 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.021"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD171161

SAO Catalogue SAO258810

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP92586

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-83 663

FK5 Catalogue 3992

Visibility from Your Location

HR6964 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Octans