HR6995

HR6995 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Hercules.

HR6995 visual magnitude is 6.29. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6995 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR6995:

Color of HR6995 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6995 6.29

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6995 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6995

HR6995 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 HR6995 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 18h 37m 09s

Declination J2000 +16° 11’ 53”

Galactic Longitude 45.92°

Galactic Latitude 10.4°

Constellation Hercules

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6995 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6995.

Visibility of HR6995 from your location

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

Today's HR6995 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 73.8° RISE 23:48

Max altitude: 54.7° TRANSIT 7:15

Azimuth: 286.2° SET 14:38

RIGHT NOW HR6995 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6995

The image below is a photograph of HR6995 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR6995 is 0.01 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.047 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6995. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6995 during the next 10000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 7.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6995 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6995 is distant 292.64 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 46 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 89.77 pc

Distance (light year) 292.64 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -46 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.01 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.047 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6995

HR6995 belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

Absolute magnitude 1.52

Spectral Type G8IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.9

Temperature of HR6995 4996K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6995 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6995. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6995

Henry Draper Catalogue HD171994

SAO Catalogue SAO103913

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP91279

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+16 3563

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