HR6992

Below the horizon. Rise: 11:10 | Tran: 18:07 | Set: 1:07

Alt: -8.85° Az: 301.21° Direction: West-North-West

HR6992 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6992 visual magnitude is 6.42. Because of its faintness, HR6992 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 HR6992. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6992 during the next 10000 years (-3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 38m 22s

Declination +11° 26’ 39”

Hour Angle 08h 01m 42s

Sidereal Time 02h 40m 05s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 37m 12s

Declination +11° 25’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 41.56°

Galactic Latitude 8.3°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6992.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.42

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.18

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) -0.02

Temperature 10382K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6992 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6992. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6992 is distant 576.99 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 176.99

Distance (light year) 576.99

Radial Speed -27 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.021 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD171975

SAO Catalogue SAO103912

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP91286

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+11 3530

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6992 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 78.6° RISE 11:10

Max altitude: 50.0° TRANSIT 18:07

Azimuth: 281.4° SET 1:07

Set Location

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