HR6994

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -47.46° Az: 162.28° Direction: South

HR6994 is a main-sequence star of spectral class F8 in the constellation of Octans.

HR6994 visual magnitude is 6.39. Because of its faintness, HR6994 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 HR6994. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6994 during the next 1000 years (-0.37 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.13 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 51m 42s

Declination -77° 50’ 11”

Hour Angle 18h 49m 19s

Sidereal Time 13h 41m 01s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 47m 49s

Declination -77° 52’ 01”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 316.48°

Galactic Latitude -26.29°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6994.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.39

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.22

Spectral Type F8V

Color Index (B-V) 0.6

Temperature 5968K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6994 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6994. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6994 is distant 140.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 43.12

Distance (light year) 140.58

Radial Speed 15 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.022 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.188"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD171990

SAO Catalogue SAO257625

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP92233

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-77 1314

Visibility from Your Location

HR6994 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Octans