HR6993

Above the horizon. Rise: 13:57 | Tran: 19:54 | Set: 1:54

Alt: 32.41° Az: 143.82° Direction: South-East

HR6993 is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Serpens.

HR6993 visual magnitude is 5.75. Because of its faintness, HR6993 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 38m 52s

Declination -00° 17’ 11”

Hour Angle 22h 00m 24s

Sideral Time 16h 39m 17s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 37m 36s

Declination -00° 18’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 31.08°

Galactic Latitude 2.94°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR6993.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.75

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.73

Spectral Type A1V

Color Index (B-V) 0.07

Temperature 9328K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 197.63

Distance (light year) 644.27

Radial Speed 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.016 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD171978

SAO Catalogue SAO142444

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP91322

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-00 3521

FK5 Catalogue 3480

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 11122

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 90.3° RISE 13:57

Max altitude: 38.2° TRANSIT 19:54

Azimuth: 269.7° SET 1:54

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

Location

Other stars in Serpens