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public  Glasnevin, Ireland Glasnevin, Ireland  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/Dublin
Sunrise: 5:05 
Transit: 13:29 
Sunset: 21:53
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HR6986

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -38.17°   Az: 121.61°   Direction: East-South-East

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.

Image of HR6986 star
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

18h 41m 09s
-47° 53’ 05”
17h 47m 03s
12h 28m 13s

J2000

18h 39m 14s
-47° 54’ 34”

Galactic Coordinates

347.62°
-17.86°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6986.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.86
Sub-giant

0.84
A7IV
7938K

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

HR 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.

100.91
328.96
-9 km/s
0.028 arcsec/y
0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO229165
SAO229165

Visibility from Your Location

HR6986 is currently not visible from Glasnevin, Ireland