HR6968

Above the horizon. Rise: 16:31 | Tran: 1:43 | Set: 10:52

Alt: 58.10° Az: 241.79° Direction: West-South-West

HR6968 is a double sub-giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Lyra.

HR6968 visual magnitude is 5.48. Because of its faintness, HR6968 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 HR6968. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6968 during the next 10000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 33m 48s

Declination +30° 34’ 28”

Hour Angle 02h 10m 58s

Sidereal Time 20h 44m 46s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 32m 49s

Declination +30° 33’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 59.04°

Galactic Latitude 17.09°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6968.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.48

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 0.23

Spectral Type B8IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.1

Temperature 11573K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6968 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6968. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6968 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6968 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.48

Secondary star magnitude 12.78

Magnitude difference 7.3

Separation 7.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6968 is distant 365.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 112.11

Distance (light year) 365.47

Radial Speed -10 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.01 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD171301

SAO Catalogue SAO67090

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP90923

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+30 3223

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS11446

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6968 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 59.4° RISE 16:31

Max altitude: 69.1° TRANSIT 1:43

Azimuth: 300.6° SET 10:52

Set Location

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