HR6985

Above the horizon. Rise: 13:08 | Tran: 19:52 | Set: 2:41

Alt: 39.76° Az: 135.51° Direction: South-East

HR6985 is a giant star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6985 visual magnitude is 5.39. Because of its faintness, HR6985 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 HR6985. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6985 during the next 1000 years (-0.03 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.15 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 37m 38s

Declination +09° 08’ 40”

Hour Angle 21h 47m 44s

Sideral Time 16h 25m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 36m 27s

Declination +09° 07’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 39.4°

Galactic Latitude 7.45°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6985.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.39

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 2.44

Spectral Type F5III

Color Index (B-V) 0.37

Temperature 7044K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6985 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6985. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6985 is distant 126.60 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 38.83

Distance (light year) 126.60

Radial Speed -22 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.129"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD171802

SAO Catalogue SAO123690

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP91217

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+09 3783

FK5 Catalogue 1484

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6985 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 80.9° RISE 13:08

Max altitude: 47.7° TRANSIT 19:52

Azimuth: 279.1° SET 2:41

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Ophiuchus