HR6976

Below the horizon. Rise: 18:42 | Tran: 0:29 | Set: 6:20

Alt: -75.37° Az: 101.48° Direction: South-South-West

HR6976 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6976 visual magnitude is 6.4. Because of its faintness, HR6976 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 HR6976. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6976 during the next 100000 years (6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 35m 59s

Declination +10° 54’ 48”

Hour Angle 12h 58m 24s

Sidereal Time 07h 34m 24s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 34m 47s

Declination +10° 53’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 40.82°

Galactic Latitude 8.6°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6976.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.4

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.05

Spectral Type A1V

Color Index (B-V) 0.08

Temperature 9226K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6976 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6976. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6976 is distant 635.48 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 36 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 194.93

Distance (light year) 635.48

Radial Speed -36 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD171505

SAO Catalogue SAO103867

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP91090

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+10 3573

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6976 rise, transit and set times from Petauke, Zambia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Africa/Lusaka):

Azimuth: 79.1° RISE 18:42

Max altitude: 64.8° TRANSIT 0:29

Azimuth: 280.9° SET 6:20

Name:	Petauke, Zambia
Latitude:	14° 14' 33.4" S
Longitude:	31° 19' 31.1" E
Timezone:	Africa/Lusaka

Set Location

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