HR6970

Below the horizon. Rise: 20:42 | Tran: 2:02 | Set: 7:22

Alt: -3.63° Az: 258.65° Direction: South-South-West

HR6970 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Scutum.

HR6970 visual magnitude is 5.14. Because of its faintness, HR6970 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 HR6970. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6970 during the next 10000 years (8.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 36m 27s

Declination -10° 57’ 18”

Hour Angle 05h 41m 10s

Sidereal Time 00h 17m 38s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 35m 02s

Declination -10° 58’ 37”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 21.31°

Galactic Latitude -1.4°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.14

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.40

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.92

Temperature 4943K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6970 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6970. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6970 is distant 289.78 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 88.89

Distance (light year) 289.78

Radial Speed 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.051 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD171391

SAO Catalogue SAO161632

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP91105

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-11 4681

FK5 Catalogue 3477

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6970 rise, transit and set times from Louisville, United States are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/New_York):

Azimuth: 101.0° RISE 20:42

Max altitude: 38.2° TRANSIT 2:02

Azimuth: 259.0° SET 7:22

Name:	Louisville, United States
Latitude:	40° 50' 14.3" N
Longitude:	81° 15' 34.6" W
Timezone:	America/New_York

Set Location

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