HR6986

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -41.12° Az: 118.98° Direction: South-South-West

HR6986 is a sub-giant star of spectral class A7 in the constellation of Telescopium.

HR6986 visual magnitude is 5.86. Because of its faintness, HR6986 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 HR6986. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6986 during the next 10000 years (4.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 41m 09s

Declination -47° 53’ 05”

Hour Angle 17h 17m 22s

Sidereal Time 11h 58m 31s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 39m 14s

Declination -47° 54’ 34”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 347.62°

Galactic Latitude -17.86°

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Finder chart for HR6986.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.86

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 0.84

Spectral Type A7IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.23

Temperature 7938K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6986 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6986. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6986 is distant 328.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 100.91

Distance (light year) 328.96

Radial Speed -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.028 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD171819

SAO Catalogue SAO229165

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP91461

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4812644

FK5 Catalogue 3482

Visibility from Your Location

HR6986 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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