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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:20 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:30
sunny   (Daytime)   What's Visible Now?

HR6993

Altitude: -20.7°   Azimuth: 62.3°   Direction: East-North-East

HR6993 is a variable main-sequence star in the constellation of Serpens.

HR6993 visual magnitude is 5.75. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6993 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR6993 is 0.016 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.019 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR6993 star
DSS2 image of HR6993. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6993 during the next 10000 years (2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.17 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR6993

5.75
Main-sequence

HR6993 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -20.7°
Azimuth: 62.3°
Direction: East-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6993

HR6993 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6993 are provided in the following table:

18h 37m 36s
-00° 18’ 33”
31.08°
2.94°
Serpens

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6993 in the sky:

Finder chart HR6993 star
Simplified finder chart for HR6993.

Visibility of HR6993 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR6993 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 90.3°
Max altitude: 38.2°
Azimuth: 269.7°

Distance of HR6993 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6993 is distant 644.27 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

197.63 pc
644.27 ly
12 km/s
0.016 arcsec/year
-0.019 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6993

HR6993 belongs to spectral class A1 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

-0.73
A1V
9328K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6993 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6993. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6993

SAO142444
SAO142444