HR6980

Below the horizon. Rise: 5:18 | Tran: 13:29 | Set: 21:39

Alt: -2.69° Az: 314.68° Direction: North-West

HR6980 is a double giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6980 visual magnitude is 5.61. Because of its faintness, HR6980 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 HR6980. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6980 during the next 100000 years (6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 8.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 36m 32s

Declination +23° 37’ 38”

Hour Angle 08h 36m 41s

Sidereal Time 03h 13m 14s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 35m 30s

Declination +23° 36’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 52.64°

Galactic Latitude 13.84°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.61

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.26

Spectral Type G9III

Color Index (B-V) 1

Temperature 4743K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6980 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6980. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR6980 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR6980 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.61

Secondary star magnitude 5.81

Magnitude difference 0.2

Separation 0.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6980 is distant 486.57 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 149.25

Distance (light year) 486.57

Radial Speed 16 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD171745

SAO Catalogue SAO86224

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP91139

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+23 3385

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS11479

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6980 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 66.4° RISE 5:18

Max altitude: 62.1° TRANSIT 13:29

Azimuth: 293.6° SET 21:39

Set Location

Other stars in Hercules