HR6984

Above the horizon. Rise: 8:21 | Tran: 18:16 | Set: 4:16

Alt: 0.13° Az: 25.03° Direction: North-North-East

HR6984 is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class B5 in the constellation of Lyra.

HR6984 visual magnitude is 6.1. Because of its faintness, HR6984 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 HR6984. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6984 during the next 100000 years (10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 36m 07s

Declination +34° 28’ 44”

Hour Angle 14h 03m 30s

Sideral Time 08h 39m 37s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 35m 13s

Declination +34° 27’ 28”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 63.04°

Galactic Latitude 18.05°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6984.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.1

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -1.42

Spectral Type B5V

Color Index (B-V) -0.11

Temperature 11744K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6984 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6984. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6984 is distant 1,038.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 318.47

Distance (light year) 1,038.22

Radial Speed -27 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD171780

SAO Catalogue SAO67134

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP91119

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+34 3245

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Var

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6984 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 55.5° RISE 8:21

Max altitude: 73.0° TRANSIT 18:16

Azimuth: 304.5° SET 4:16

Set Location

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