HR6971

Above the horizon. Rise: 18:14 | Tran: 3:30 | Set: 12:42

Alt: 22.73° Az: 291.60° Direction: West-North-West

HR6971 is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class B4 in the constellation of Lyra.

HR6971 visual magnitude is 6.59. Because of its faintness, HR6971 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR6971. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6971 during the next 10000 years (1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 34m 21s

Declination +30° 54’ 47”

Hour Angle 06h 06m 40s

Sidereal Time 00h 41m 01s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 33m 23s

Declination +30° 53’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 59.41°

Galactic Latitude 17.11°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6971.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.59

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -1.70

Spectral Type B4V

Color Index (B-V) -0.12

Temperature 11920K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6971 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6971. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6971 is distant 1,481.82 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 454.55

Distance (light year) 1,481.82

Radial Speed -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD171406

SAO Catalogue SAO67102

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP90970

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+30 3227

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Var?

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6971 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 59.1° RISE 18:14

Max altitude: 69.4° TRANSIT 3:30

Azimuth: 300.9° SET 12:42

Set Location

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